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Kansas Raiders

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Brian Donlevy and Marguerite Chapman in Kansas Raiders (1950)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Ray Enright
    • Robert L. Richards(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Audie Murphy
    • Brian Donlevy
    • Marguerite Chapman
    • Ray Enright
    • Robert L. Richards(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Audie Murphy
    • Brian Donlevy
    • Marguerite Chapman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Audie Murphy
    Audie Murphy
    • Jesse James
    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Col. William Clarke Quantrill
    Marguerite Chapman
    Marguerite Chapman
    • Kate Clarke
    Scott Brady
    Scott Brady
    • Bill Anderson
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Kit Dalton
    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Union Captain
    Richard Long
    Richard Long
    • Frank James
    James Best
    James Best
    • Cole Younger
    John Kellogg
    John Kellogg
    • Red Leg leader
    Dewey Martin
    Dewey Martin
    • James Younger
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Willie
    Charles Delaney
    Charles Delaney
    • Pell
    Richard Egan
    Richard Egan
    • First Lieutenant
    David Bauer
    David Bauer
    • Rudolph Tate
    • (as Dave Wolfe)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Trooper
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Anderson
    Robert Anderson
    • Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Redleg
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Bucko
    • Raider
    • (uncredited)
      • Ray Enright
      • Robert L. Richards(story and screenplay)
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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.
    • Goofs
      Seems most of the actors are using handguns invented after the Civil War. Quantrill is not using French Pinfire revolvers and his uniform is the wrong style - incorrect button pattern for a Confederate Officer.
    • Quotes

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

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      O Tannenbaum
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      Traditional tune, lyrics by Ernst Anschütz

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    5/10
    Jesse James with a conscience?
    I would have liked to have given Kansas Raiders a slightly higher rating but for the corny script. At no time could I imagine Jesse James, as played by the legendary Audie Murphy, as having a conscience. As I understand it, James was a cold blooded individual, where here, Murphy keeps having twinges of sympathy and romantic notions. Hollywood at it's most watered down. On the up side, it's beautifully shot with some rousing and quite brutal raids on the North by Quantrill's ragbag of followers from the South, during the American Civil War. There's a nice performance by Brian Donlevy as Quantrill and on looking at the cast as the movie starts, was quite taken by seeing Tony Curtis listed as the fifth name, here playing Kit Dalton, one of Murphy's pals. Other character actors of some fame are featured include Richard Long and James Best, and two actors who went on to have some measure of fame as leading men, Scott Brady and Richard Egan. Marguerite Chapman is the leading lady, although I've never heard of her before, and average for the period. I can always watch Murphy, who always underplays with an air of authority, and I think a better actor than some gave him credit for.
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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1950 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes

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