In Kansas during the Civil War, opposing pro-Union and pro-Confederate camps clash and visiting Texan Bob Seton runs afoul of William Cantrell's Raiders.
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- Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast verified as complete
| Claire Trevor | ... |
Mary McCloud
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| John Wayne | ... |
Bob Seton
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| Walter Pidgeon | ... |
William 'Will' Cantrell
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| Roy Rogers | ... |
Fletch McCloud
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| George 'Gabby' Hayes | ... |
Doc Grunch
(as George Hayes)
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| Porter Hall | ... |
Angus McCloud
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| Marjorie Main | ... |
Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams
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| Raymond Walburn | ... |
Judge Buckner
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| Joe Sawyer | ... |
Bushropp
(as Joseph Sawyer)
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| Helen MacKellar | ... |
Mrs. Hale
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| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... |
Dave
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| Trevor Bardette | ... |
Mr. Hale
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| Ernie Adams | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton (uncredited)
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Earl Askam | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Hank Bell | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Ray Bennett | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Tough (uncredited)
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| Ed Brady | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Claribel Bressel | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Al Bridge | ... |
Slave Trader (uncredited)
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| Roy Bucko | ... |
Brawler (uncredited)
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Nora Bush | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Budd Buster | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Yakima Canutt | ... |
Townsman on Balcony (uncredited)
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| Bob Card | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Horace B. Carpenter | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Burr Caruth | ... |
Minister (uncredited)
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| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Edmund Cobb | ... |
Juror #3 (uncredited)
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| Tex Cooper | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Harry Cording | ... |
Angry Townsman in Bank (uncredited)
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Bobby Crandall | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Marvin Davis | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Art Dillard | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| John Dilson | ... |
Town Leader (uncredited)
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| Edward Earle | ... |
Town Leader (uncredited)
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Betty Farrington | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Robert Ferrero | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Charline Flanders | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Joseph Forte | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Mildred Gover | ... |
Ellie - Mary's Maid (uncredited)
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| Herman Hack | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Tough Yankee #2 (uncredited)
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| Al Haskell | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Edward Hearn | ... |
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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| Howard Hickman | ... |
Southerner Orating for Votes (uncredited)
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| Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Guerilla (uncredited)
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| Jack Kirk | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Tom London | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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| Walter Long | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Low | ... |
Juror #2 (uncredited)
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Herbert MacGregor | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Cactus Mack | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Nelson McDowell | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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| Joe McGuinn | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| John Merton | ... |
Cantrell Man (uncredited)
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Michael Miller | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Jack Montgomery | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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Dolly Nardon | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Lawrence Osman | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Russell Palmer | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Harvard Peck | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Dick Rich | ... |
Dental Patient #1 (uncredited)
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Lee Riggin | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Jack Rockwell | ... |
Assassin of Angus McCloud (uncredited)
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Clinton Rosemond | ... |
Tom - McClouds' Servant (uncredited)
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| Tom Smith | ... |
Posse Rider (uncredited)
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| Harry Strang | ... |
Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank (uncredited)
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| Glenn Strange | ... |
Tough Yankee #1 (uncredited)
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Bob Sáenz | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Hal Taliaferro | ... |
Angry Townsman in Bank (uncredited)
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| Al Taylor | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Ferris Taylor | ... |
Banker (uncredited)
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Ernest Tobey | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Corinne Varian | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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| Ethel Wales | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Cecil Weston | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Henry Wills | ... |
Guerrilla (uncredited)
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| Harry Woods | ... |
Man in Fight with Seton (uncredited)
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| Bob Woodward | ... |
Yankee (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Raoul Walsh | ||
Written by
| Grover Jones | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Lionel Houser | ... | (screenplay) & |
| F. Hugh Herbert | ... | (screenplay) |
| W.R. Burnett | ... | (novel) |
| Jan Fortune | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Sol C. Siegel | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Victor Young | ... | (musical score) |
Cinematography by
| Jack A. Marta | ... | (photography) (as Jack Marta) |
Film Editing by
| William Morgan | ||
Editorial Department
| Murray Seldeen | ... | supervising editor |
Art Direction by
| John Victor Mackay | ||
Costume Design by
| Adele Palmer | ... | (costumes) |
Production Management
| Al Wilson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yakima Canutt | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Holmes | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Joseph Kane | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Yakima Canutt | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | ... | stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Jack Montgomery | ... | stunt double: Walter Pidgeon (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Woodward | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Yrigoyen | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Yrigoyen | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bud Thackery | ... | special process photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charles Bradshaw | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Herman Hand | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Herbert J. Yates | ... | presenter |
| Sid Davis | ... | stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Republic Pictures (I) (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures Corporation)
- Empire Films Ltd. (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as British Lion Film Corporation Ltd.)
- Dada-Dada & Company (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Perez and Company (1940) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Jacabo Huberman (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinematografico de Pacifico (1940) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Tropical Films de Cuba (1940) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Puerto Rico (1940) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
- Compania Distribuidora Films (1940) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Republic Films of C. A. (1940) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures Do Brazil (1940) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films (N.Z.) (1940) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Acme Films (1940) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures (I) (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Fortorama (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Merkur Film (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (1949) (France) (theatrical)
- Minerva Film (1949) (France) (theatrical)
- Löwen Filmverleih (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Minerva Film (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Gloria Filmverleih (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- NTA Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (colorized)
- Epoca (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Republic Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (2-film set)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (2-film set)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Filmjuwelen (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Film Technologies (colorization)
- Republic Pictures (VHS package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas, he finds much to like about the place--especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker, but politics is in the air: it's just prior to the Civil War and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slavery-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against respected local schoolteacher William Cantrell. Not all is what it seems, though: While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash. Written by garykmcd |
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| Taglines | Looking for Adventure? Thrills? Romance? Here they are...in good measure (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Cactus Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - May 27, 1942) See more » |
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| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marjorie Main plays the mother of Will Cantrell (Walter Pidgeon) but was only seven years his senior. See more » |
| Goofs | Observing Cantrell's uniform, Bob Seton tells him, "General Beauregard and the Fifth Army are a long ways from here, but that doohickus on your collar says Fifth Army." In the Confederate Army, collar insignia only indicated an officer's rank, not which general's army he belonged to. Furthermore, Civil War armies were not numbered like U.S. forces in the twentieth century, but instead took their names from states, regions, rivers, etc. (ex. the Army of Tennessee, the Army of the Potomac). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Law of the Golden West (1949). See more » |
| Soundtracks | My Country Tis of Thee See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: In those years, 1859 and on, in the dusk before the nation plunged into the red night of civil warfare, the plains of Kansas were an earlier battleground. Down from the north, down to Kansas: up from the south, up to Kansas, came hordes - each bent on voting the territory into the Union as its own. The battle cry of the day was - - "On to Kansas." See more » |
| Quotes |
William Cantrell:
I know what I'm doing, Ma. I'll be running Kansas yet. I'm going clear up to the top. But I'm not going for the climb or the view. See more » |