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Best of the Badmen (1951)

84 min  -  Western  -   19 November 1951 (Sweden)
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The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.

Director:

William D. Russell

Writers:

Robert Hardy Andrews (screenplay), John Twist (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor and Jack Buetel
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Ryan ...
Jeff Clanton
Claire Trevor ...
Lily
Jack Buetel Jack Buetel ...
Robert Preston ...
Matthew Fowler
Walter Brennan ...
'Doc' Butcher
Bruce Cabot ...
John Archer John Archer ...
Curley Ringo
Lawrence Tierney ...
Barton MacLane Barton MacLane ...
Joad
Tom Tyler Tom Tyler ...
Robert J. Wilke ...
Jim Younger (as Bob Wilke)
John Cliff John Cliff ...
John Younger
Lee MacGregor Lee MacGregor ...
Lieutenant Blaine
Emmett Lynn Emmett Lynn ...
Oscar
Carleton Young Carleton Young ...
Wilson
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Storyline

After the Civil War, Union Major Clanton captures survivors of Quantrill's Raiders, and gets them clemency at the cost of shooting a mob member. Convicted of murder by a kangaroo court, Clanton escapes and joins the former raiders in a gang devoted to robbing everything protected by the corrupt detective agency of his enemy Fowler; culminating in a personal showdown. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Post Civil War | Outlaw Gang | Husband Wife Relationship | Kansas | Held At Gunpoint  | See more »

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Here they come!

Genres:

Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Rächer See more »

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RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Quotes

Cole Younger: Do you know what you're doing, Doc?
Doc Butcher: Nope, I don't. But my impetuous nature got me into this, so it's going to have to get me out.
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