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Belle Starr

She Was a Wonderful Sweetheart...But a Terrible Enemy!
Sep 12, 1941 · 1h 23m
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Western

PLOT

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.

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CAST

Gene Tierney
Belle Starr
Randolph Scott
Sam Starr
Dana Andrews
Thomas Crail
Shepperd Strudwick
Ed Shirley
Elizabeth Patterson
Sarah
Chill Wills
Blue Duck
Louise Beavers
Mammy Lou
Olin Howland
Jasper Trench
Directed by Irving Cummings

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US

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