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Best of the Badmen

Here they come!

1951★ 6.5 · 171h 24mWestern

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. But standing in Clanton's way are the corrupt lawmen Joad and Fowler, who would rather keep the men outlaws to collect the reward on their heads. After Joad and Fowler frame Clanton for murder, he manages to escape, becoming an outlaw himself.

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Cast

Walter Brennan
as 'Doc' Butcher

Robert Ryan
as Jeff Clanton

Bruce Cabot
as Cole Younger

John Archer
as Curley Ringo

Robert J. Wilke
as Jim Younger

Barton MacLane
as Joad

Claire Trevor
as Lily

Robert Preston
as Matthew Fowler

Lawrence Tierney
as Jesse James

Jimmy Dime
as Man at Cherokee Springs Trading Post (uncredited)

Hank Mann
as Quinto Barfly (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn
as Oscar

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Release date: 1951-08-09

Runtime: 1h 24m

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Western

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