South of St. Louis (1948)
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Produced by Milton Sperling's United States Pictures, South of St. Louis was given a widespread release by Warner Bros. The story begins in the last days of the Civil War. Chased off their property by guerillas, ranching partners Kip Davis (Joel McCrea), Charlie Burns (Zachary Scott) and Lee… More Produced by Milton Sperling's United States Pictures, South of St. Louis was given a widespread release by Warner Bros. The story begins in the last days of the Civil War. Chased off their property by guerillas, ranching partners Kip Davis (Joel McCrea), Charlie Burns (Zachary Scott) and Lee Prince (Douglas Kennedy) head southward to seek out a new life. Davis and Burns go into the gun-running business, while Prince joins the Confederate Army. Kip and Charlie battle over the affections of saloon gal Rouge de Lisle (Alexis Smith), a turn of events that falls into the plans of rival gunrunner Luke Cottrell (Victor Jory). The three former friends soon find themselves enemies, and thereby hangs the plotline. Curiously, Dorothy Malone, cast as the "good" heroine, seems to be more worldly and cunning than hard-boiled temptress Alexis Smith. Originally filmed in Technicolor, South of St. Louis was for many years available only in its black-and-white, TV-print form. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Enright
- Written By
- James R. Webb, Zachary Gold
- Genres
- Western, Drama
- In Theaters
- Oct 3, 1949 Wide
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Cast
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Joel McCrea
as Kip Davis
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Alexis Smith
as Rouge de Lisle
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Zachary Scott
as Charlie Burns
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Dorothy Malone
as Deborah Miller
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Douglas Kennedy
as Lee Price
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Alan Hale
as Jake Evarts
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Victor Jory
as Luke Cottrell
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Bob Steele
as Slim Hansen
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Art Smith
as Bronco
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Monte Blue
as Capt. Jeffrey
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Nacho Galindo
as Manuel