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Kansas Raiders (1950)

Approved | | Western | 15 November 1950 (USA)
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Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.

Director:

Ray Enright

Writer:

Robert L. Richards (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Audie Murphy ... Jesse James
Brian Donlevy ... Col. William Clarke Quantrill
Marguerite Chapman ... Kate Clarke
Scott Brady ... Bill Anderson
Tony Curtis ... Kit Dalton
Richard Arlen ... Union Captain
Richard Long ... Frank James
James Best ... Cole Younger
John Kellogg ... Red Leg leader
Dewey Martin ... James Younger
George Chandler ... Willie
Charles Delaney ... Pell
Richard Egan ... First Lieutenant
David Wolfe ... Rudolph Tate (as Dave Wolfe)
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Storyline

Audie Murphy plays a young Jesse James falling under the Svengali-like spell of the outlaw William Quantrill, played by Brian Donlevy. Jesse and his youthful gang join the rebels to avenge the death of his parents only to become disillusioned with the senseless violence and looting of innocent civilians. Goaded by Quantrill's girl to leave, Jesse vacillates until the Yankess close in. Quantrill forces Jesse to leave and faces the Yankess gunfire alone. Jesse rides off with his gang and the rest is history. Written by Rita Richardson <RRichar790@aol.com>

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Taglines:

THE FURIOUS, FIGHTING STORY OF QUANTRILL'S GUERILLAS! (original print ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Western

Certificate:

Approved | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1950 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Reiter ohne Gnade See more »

Filming Locations:

Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Although Brian Donlevy was almost 49 when he made this film, the real William Quantrill was only 27 when he died. Marguerite Chapman was 32 when the film was made and plays Quantrill's woman, Kate Clarke, a fictional character. In real life, Quantrill met a local Missouri girl, Sarah Katherine King, when she was only 13. She lived in camp with Quantrill and his soldiers. They married and she was 17 when he died. See more »

Goofs

The reviewer did not take in that the story is a fictional so the goofs he mentioned are not important. When you write a fictional story but having it in a real historical place you can use whatever characters that you want. See more »

Quotes

William Clarke Quantrill: There are some things a woman simply cannot understand.
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Soundtracks

O Tannenbaum
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Traditional tune, lyrics by Ernst Anschütz
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Neat little curio
4 December 2000 | by Ian Payn – See all my reviews

Kansas Raiders is a neat little film, with, one suspects, a higher budget than most Audie Murphy westerns. An interesting cast (I didn't realise Kit Dalton was from Da Bronx) and an ambitious and ambiguous premise make this a worthwhile way of passing the time.
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