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Best of the Badmen is a 1951 Western film directed by William D. Russell that is set in Missouri during the post-American Civil War period. It stars Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor and Robert Preston. It was a loose follow-up to Return of the Bad Men (1948).
Best of the Badmen: Directed by William D. Russell. With Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Robert Preston. The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.
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- Western
- William D. Russell
- 1951-11-19
Besides having a flavorful script that plays fast and loose with the facts concerning notorious figures in the lore of the American West, the Technicolor RKO oater Best of the Badmen (1951) also boasts a once-in-a-lifetime array of character players assigned to step into those roles.
- William D. Russell, James Casey
- Robert Ryan
After Badman's Territory and Return of the Bad Men (in which Ryan played the Sundance Kid), more pistol-packin' outlaws take aim in Best of the Badmen. Walter Brennan and Claire Trevor...
Overview. After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegiance to the Union, thereby clearing their wanted status.
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- 84 min
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