Movie
Belle Starr (1941)
She Was a Wonderful Sweetheart...But a Terrible Enemy!
Western
Story
After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.
Director: Irving Cummings Starring: Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews, Shepperd Strudwick
Belle Starr Cast
- Gene Tierney as Belle Starr
- Randolph Scott as Sam Starr
- Dana Andrews as Thomas Crail
- Shepperd Strudwick as Ed Shirley
- Elizabeth Patterson as Sarah
- Chill Wills as Blue Duck
- Louise Beavers as Mammy Lou
- Olin Howland as Jasper Trench
- Paul E. Burns as Sergeant
- Joe Sawyer as John Cole
- Joe Downing as Jim Cole
- Howard Hickman as Colonel Thornton