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Belle Starr (1941)

Belle Starr (1941)

Western

She Was a Wonderful Sweetheart...But a Terrible Enemy!

Release Date: 1941, September 12
Directors: Irving Cummings
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Franklyn Farnum, Matthew Beard, Howard Hickman, Olin Howland, Charles Middleton, Adrian Morris, Randolph Scott, Mae Marsh, Paul E. Burns, Gene Tierney, Billy Wayne, Chill Wills

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

19th century american civil war female outlaw female gunfighter belle starr