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Bad Men of Missouri

  • 1941
  • Passed
  • 1h 11m
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5.8/10
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Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
DramaWestern

The Younger brothers, Cole (Dennis Morgan), Bob (Wayne Morris) and Jim (Arthur Kennedy), return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick (Victor ... Read allThe Younger brothers, Cole (Dennis Morgan), Bob (Wayne Morris) and Jim (Arthur Kennedy), return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick (Victor Jory), a crooked banker who has been buying up warrants on back-taxes and dispossessing th... Read allThe Younger brothers, Cole (Dennis Morgan), Bob (Wayne Morris) and Jim (Arthur Kennedy), return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick (Victor Jory), a crooked banker who has been buying up warrants on back-taxes and dispossessing the farmers. Henry Younger (Russell Simpson), their father, has been killed by a Merrick hen... Read all

  • Director
    • Ray Enright
  • Writers
    • Charles Grayson
    • Robert E. Kent
    • Lester Cole
  • Stars
    • Dennis Morgan
    • Jane Wyman
    • Wayne Morris
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    331
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ray Enright
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Robert E. Kent
      • Lester Cole
    • Stars
      • Dennis Morgan
      • Jane Wyman
      • Wayne Morris
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Howard Da Silva, William Gould, Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Jane Wyman in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
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    Alan Baxter, Walter Catlett, Victor Cox, Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, and Jane Wyman in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Howard Da Silva, Victor Jory, Arthur Kennedy, and Dennis Morgan in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
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    Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, and Jane Wyman in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)

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    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    • Cole Younger
    Jane Wyman
    Jane Wyman
    • Mary Hathaway
    Wayne Morris
    Wayne Morris
    • Bob Younger
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Jim Younger
    Victor Jory
    Victor Jory
    • William Merrick
    Alan Baxter
    Alan Baxter
    • Jesse James
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Mr. Pettibone
    Howard Da Silva
    Howard Da Silva
    • Greg Bilson
    • (as Howard da Silva)
    Faye Emerson
    Faye Emerson
    • Martha Adams
    Russell Simpson
    Russell Simpson
    • Hank Younger
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Hathaway
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Mr. Adams
    Hugh Sothern
    Hugh Sothern
    • Fred Robinson
    Sam McDaniel
    Sam McDaniel
    • Wash
    Dorothy Vaughan
    Dorothy Vaughan
    • Mrs. Dalton
    William Gould
    William Gould
    • Sheriff Brennan
    Robert Winkler
    Robert Winkler
    • Willie Younger
    Ann E. Todd
    Ann E. Todd
    • Amy Younger
    • (as Ann Todd)
    • Director
      • Ray Enright
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Robert E. Kent
      • Lester Cole(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Humphrey Bogart rejected a role in this film, with the words "Are you kidding?" As a result, Warner Bros. put Bogart under suspension. They soon let him out of that suspension for his star-making role as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941).
    • Soundtracks
      When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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      Music by Louis Lambert

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    4/10
    A bad history lesson....which is not unusual from Hollywood during this era.
    If you look to Hollywood for a good history lesson, more often than not you'll end up more mixed up than before you started! This is particularly true in older films but still happens a lot today. Much of this is because film studio executives are NOT history teachers and their concern is selling tickets and making money.

    I mention this because it's very important as you watch "Bad Men of Missour" that you understand that the movie is mostly fiction and makes evil criminals heroes! According to this film and many others, following the US Civil War, evil Northerners descended on the newly conquered South in order to exploit and humiliate them. So, in these movies, to counter these evil 'Carpetbaggers', good vigilantes kicked them out and restored law and order....at least that's how it is in the films. So who were these 'nice' vigilantes' according to Hollywood? Well, they'd either be career criminals (such as the Younger and James brothers) or the KKK!! Talk about an insane view of history!!

    The story begins just at the close of the Civil War. Southern troops are planning on returning home. But when Cole Younger (Dennis Morgan) returns to his beloved Missouri, he finds evil Yankees there...robbing and killing and exploiting his people. So, he and his friends have no choice but to take the law into their own hands. This movie shows their exploits and the 'nice' stuff the Younger gang did.

    The problems with the story are many. But hte most obvious is that the Youngers (as well as their friends, the James brothers) were bank robbers and murdered people. They were NOT Robin Hoods but robbing hoods.

    So, if you divorce this film completely from fact and just look at it as fiction, is it worth seeing? Yes...provided you don't internalize its awful message. Morgan and the rest are very good actors and the baddies (Walter Catlett, Howard De Silva and Victor Jory) were wonderfully hateful. The story, incidentally, is pretty similar to most B-westerns of the era but with the Carpetbagger and Younger brothers elements added. Without this, the film would have been more enjoyable and honest.
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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Rächer von Missouri
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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