Belle Starr

Belle Starr

83 mins | Western | Sept. 12, 1941

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr (Scott) Belle Shirley (Tierney) 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 amongst 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.

Belle Starr

83 mins | Western | Sept. 12, 1941

Belle Starr
After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr (Scott) Belle Shirley (Tierney) 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 amongst 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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Belle Starr
Directors Irving Cummings
Writers Cameron Rogers, Niven Busch, Lamar Trotti

Cast

Randolph Scott

as Sam Starr

Gene Tierney

as Belle Starr

Dana Andrews

as Thomas Crail

Shepperd Strudwick

as Ed Shirley

Chill Wills

as Blue Duck

Louise Beavers

as Mammy Lou

Olin Howland

as Jasper Trench

Paul E. Burns

as Sergeant

Joe Sawyer

as John Cole

Joe Downing

as Jim Cole

Howard Hickman

as Colonel Thornton

Charles Trowbridge

as Colonel Bright

James Flavin

as Sergeant

Charles Middleton

as Carpetbagger

Herbert Ashley

as Jailer (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

as Carpetbagger (uncredited)

Matthew 'Stymie' Beard

as Young Jake (uncredited)

Hugh Chapman

as Tench's Son (uncredited)

Davison Clark

as Bartender (uncredited)

Mary Currier

as Dressmaker (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Barfly (uncredited)

Edward Fielding

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

as Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

Dolores Hurlic

as Jake's Granddaughter (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

as Preacher's Wife (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

as Union Officer (uncredited)

George Melford

as Preacher (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

as Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

Adrian Morris

as Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)

Clarence Muse

as Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)

George Reed

as Old Jake (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond

as Black Man on Bench (uncredited)

Elena Verdugo

as Young Girl (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Soldier (uncredited)

Cecil Weston

as Mother (uncredited)

Norman Willis

as Union Corporal (uncredited)