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      Montana Belle

      1952 1h 21m Western List
      Reviews 44% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Belle Starr (Jane Russell), a voluptuous outlaw, is lying low in a small desert town with Bob Dalton (Scott Brady) and his feckless bank robber brothers. When wealthy saloon keeper Tom Bradfield (George Brent) takes a liking to her, Belle reassesses her options and considers playing the men against each another. Knowing that Tom wants to get Bob out of the picture, she leads one suitor on a crime spree against the other while puzzling through her complicated romances. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The movie is a real gem; it's really a miracle that such a rare, forgotten western is available to be watched. This is just another great RKO technicol....wait no Trucolor western movie starring Jane Russell! Trucolor was a low-budget movie solution to filming in color. Don't think that the film is unrestored, what you see is just the extreme low quality of Trucolor. Jane Russell is excellent in this movie once again as the cold hearted, independent, and tough woman of the west. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 140504: Warning - story reveal. Loved it, so much so I've added it to my must buy list. Some "high speed chases", shoot-outs, drama, a love-rectangle, the amazingly captivating Jane Russell as the beautiful villainess Belle Starr, a couple great saloon songs which almost make this film a musical (but not) and more. There is a fair bit of subtle humour held within. This film, obviously not intended to be taken too seriously, muddles with the historical demise of the Dalton Gang by throwing in the fictitious "Belle Starr Gang" along with some other great characters. Included in these characters are the comical Jack Lambert as Ringo and the eventually endearing George Brent as Tom Bradfield. An absolute classic scene in the finale as Mac & Bob Dalton run out of ammunition and then decide to "walk out of this town", falling in a hail of bullets. The scene is reminiscent of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid and I found it equally, but forcibly, dramatic. Very neat film I had to wait 48 years to see but will happily watch again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Historically worthless just an excuse to showcase Jane Russell in a western setting and have her play a slightly darker character than usual. On that basis this is an okay oater. Jane even sings a couple of songs. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member good technicolor western but the copy i saw was really washed out and green this is a prime candidate 4 restoration great cast. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Western has poor story, but visually inventive finale and other nice touches. Jul 7, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Belle Starr (Jane Russell), a voluptuous outlaw, is lying low in a small desert town with Bob Dalton (Scott Brady) and his feckless bank robber brothers. When wealthy saloon keeper Tom Bradfield (George Brent) takes a liking to her, Belle reassesses her options and considers playing the men against each another. Knowing that Tom wants to get Bob out of the picture, she leads one suitor on a crime spree against the other while puzzling through her complicated romances.
      Director
      Allan Dwan
      Production Co
      RKO Pictures
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 21m