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      Belle Starr

      Released Sep 5, 1941 1h 27m Western List
      Reviews 36% 100+ Ratings Audience Score After the Civil War, Union troops catch Belle Shirley (Gene Tierney), a Southern belle, harboring the wanted Confederate guerrilla fighter Sam Starr (Randolph Scott). In retribution, Union major and old friend Thomas Crail (Dana Andrews) must follow orders by burning down their home and arresting Shirley's brother (John Shepperd). Incensed, Shirley springs Starr from jail and joins his rebels. But after marrying Starr, Shirley discovers the outlaw life is not what she thought it would be. Read More Read Less

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      Denis Saurat Guardian As to Gene Tierney, the spirited Belle, it is a thousand pities that she remained undiscovered during the search for the perfect Scarlett O'Hara. Jun 4, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The questionable narrative is not all that's wrong with this production, as a miscast Gene Tierney is too delicate an actress to pass for a gunslinger. Rated: C Apr 13, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Southern nonsense in horrible taste. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Great movie ride here recommend it, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, August 3, 2023 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/03/23 Full Review deke p 1940! Adorably beautiful GENE TIERNEY. RANDOLPH GREAT SCOTT as 'Confederate' make this worth watching. But BARELY if at all 'based on a true story'. 1st, SAM STARR was a long-bearded UNION general in the Civil War. Belle married SAM STARR, an outlaw, in 1880,long after Civil War. DAND ANDREWS AS Union officer. & CHILL WILLS. And almost nothing in this film about BELLE Starr's years with criminals. Also, a movie today could not be made which showed 'both sides North & South fought for what they believed was right'. & this movie could be criticized as portraying plantations & happy loyal slaves & Confederates at all sympathetically & not totally villainous. But with the nation still trying to heal after the Civil War ended just 75 years before, and with WW2 on the horizon, movies like this helped to foster a unity of North and South essential to fighting the Axis. ALSO in another somewhat similar 1940 movie, NEVADA CITY, RANDOLPH SCOTT looked 'marvelously perfect' in wrinkle free Confederate uniform. And the Tearjerker ending also Tearjerker, but false. Watched on the movie channel 1,13,2022, when posted this to RT, i gave 3 1/2 RT Stars. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Gene Tierney as a bandit queen? Although miscast, it's kind of fun to see gorgeous Tierney in a very non-typical role. It's unfortunately a pretty slow moving film, but Tierney and Randolph Scott make it watchable Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member a little hollywood re-visionist history writing with this "bio-pic" Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member An able western that has taken a lot in common with Gone With The Wind, not just the story but the production values as well. Randolph Scott is a success and achieves a depth to his character which he rarely came close to in his latter movies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After the Civil War, Union troops catch Belle Shirley (Gene Tierney), a Southern belle, harboring the wanted Confederate guerrilla fighter Sam Starr (Randolph Scott). In retribution, Union major and old friend Thomas Crail (Dana Andrews) must follow orders by burning down their home and arresting Shirley's brother (John Shepperd). Incensed, Shirley springs Starr from jail and joins his rebels. But after marrying Starr, Shirley discovers the outlaw life is not what she thought it would be.
      Director
      Irving Cummings
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      20th Century Fox
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 5, 1941, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 27m