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Best of the Badmen

  • 19511951
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Walter Brennan, John Archer, Jack Buetel, Bruce Cabot, John Cliff, Robert Ryan, Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Tom Tyler, and Robert J. Wilke in Best of the Badmen (1951)
Western
The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
603
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    • William D. Russell
    • Robert Hardy Andrews(screenplay)
    • John Twist(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Claire Trevor
    • Jack Buetel
    • William D. Russell
    • Robert Hardy Andrews(screenplay)
    • John Twist(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Claire Trevor
    • Jack Buetel
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    • 18User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Robert Ryan and Claire Trevor in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Robert Ryan in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Robert Ryan in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    John Archer, Robert Ryan, and Claire Trevor in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Robert Ryan and Claire Trevor in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Robert Ryan and Claire Trevor in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    Robert Ryan and Claire Trevor in Best of the Badmen (1951)
    John Archer, Jack Buetel, Bruce Cabot, John Cliff, Robert Ryan, Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Tom Tyler, and Robert J. Wilke in Best of the Badmen (1951)

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    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Jeff Clanton
    Claire Trevor
    Claire Trevor
    • Lily
    Jack Buetel
    Jack Buetel
    • Bob Younger
    Robert Preston
    Robert Preston
    • Matthew Fowler
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • 'Doc' Butcher
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Cole Younger
    John Archer
    John Archer
    • Curley Ringo
    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • Jesse James
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Joad
    Tom Tyler
    Tom Tyler
    • Frank James
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Jim Younger
    • (as Bob Wilke)
    John Cliff
    John Cliff
    • John Younger
    Lee MacGregor
    • Lieutenant
    Emmett Lynn
    Emmett Lynn
    • Oscar
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Wilson
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Quinto Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Brooks
    Joe Brooks
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
      • William D. Russell
      • Robert Hardy Andrews(screenplay) (story)
      • John Twist(screenplay)
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    • Goofs
      Throughout the first half of the film, Clanton is seen sliding down hills, crawling on the ground and riding horses that are kicking up dust, yet during the close-ups, his Union uniform is always clean and crisp.
    • Quotes

      Lily: Do what I tell you and you'll always go wrong.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: "This story tells a forgotten chapter in the violent history of the West. Months after the tragic war between the States had ended there was still no peace on the Western Frontier."
    • Connections
      Follows Badman's Territory (1946)

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    6/10
    Acceptable western with a lot of bandits of the untamed western : the James , the Youngers , Ringo and Clanton
    This thrilling western deals with an Union Mayor called Clanton (Robert Ryan) who is wrongly accused for a killing ,he is then condemned to death. He escapes and becomes involved with the most famous outlaws (Bruce Cabot, Walter Brennan, John Archer , Robert Wilke,Lawrence Tierney,Jack Buetel) from the wild west. Clanton is wanted for murders, reward : 5ooo dollars . He is wanted dead or alive . The nasty Fowler leads a bloody manhunt against Clanton . This is an epic as well as stirring thrill parade down banditry halls of infamy . Concerning the worst bushwackers of the untamed western who execute a rampage of murders and terror . There also appears the lady they called Lily (Claire Trevor). Meanwhile they execute a bank robbery protected by a detective agency run by corrupt enemy , Fowler (Robert Preston)

    An epic saga of a land beyond the law starred by star-studded, inclusive cowboy actors, great personalities and many other things. An exciting and explosive flick in which action and thrills are unstoppable . The tale starts with a prologue that explains the following : this story tells a forgotten chapter in the violent history of the west , months after the tragic war between The States had ended there was still no peace on the western frontier. The plot is plain and simple taking place post American civil War where bushwackers and Jayhawkers carry out real and violent rampages and ravages . Here shows up a lot of bandits as Cole Younger, Jim Jounger , Jesse James , Frank James , Ringo and Clanton . All of them starred by known actors who give compelling interpretations such as Bruce Cabot , Jack Buetel , John Archer , Lawrence Tierney , Tom Tyler, Robert Wilke , John Cliff , and Robert Ryan . And the comical relief for the sympathetic secondary Walter Brennan .This one belongs to a trilogy formed by the original Badmen territory 1946 by Tim Whelan with Randolph Scott , Anne Richards , Steve Brodie , George Gabby Hayes ,Return of the bad Men 1948 by Ray Enright with Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan , George Hayes . All of them starred by by notorious bandits of the wild west and performed by prestigious secondary players.

    The motion picture was compellingly directed by William Russell , though it has some flaws and gaps . Russell directed a few films as The Sainted Sisters, Our Heart were growing up, Ladies' man , Dear Ruth and a lot of television series .The picture will appear to western buffs . Well worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • November 19, 1951 (Sweden)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Kanab Canyon, Kanab, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes

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