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The Jayhawkers

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A vengeful farmer (Fess Parker) brings down an empire builder (Jeff Chandler) in pre-Civil War Kansas.
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Tom Pocock London Evening Standard 05/27/2021
Will the agent become a double-agent? We find we are not particularly concerned. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/30/2023 House standing western highly recommend this one James Welch, Henderson Arkansas July 30, 2023 See more deke p 03/09/2021 I'm a BIG fan of BIG FESS PARKER & JEFF CHANDLER!. Interesting melodrama in the context of KANSAS 'JAYHAWKERS' before the Civil War. Not everyone would think its so great. Hey, there was a actor named JIMMY CARTER. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 12/10/2017 The Jayhawkers is a decent film. It is about a power broker who is engaged in a battle with a bounty-hunter. Jeff Chandler and Fess Parker give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Melvin Frank did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the romance and adventure. See more 06/22/2015 good western actioner See more 06/10/2014 A fun to watch western containing Fess Parker's best performance, the show is stolen by Jeff Chandler's performance as the baddie you hate to see taken down--Bloody Kansas!! See more 02/25/2011 Man set on vengeance finds himself drawn in by his enemy's charisma. Average western with Parker the very definition of wooden, Jeff Chandler gives a good performance though. See more Read all reviews
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Melvin Frank

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Jeff Chandler

Luke Darcy

Fess Parker

Cam Bleeker

Nicole Maurey

Jeanne Dubois

Henry Silva

Lordan

Herbert Rudley

Gov. William Clayton
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Synopsis A vengeful farmer (Fess Parker) brings down an empire builder (Jeff Chandler) in pre-Civil War Kansas.
Director
Melvin Frank
Producer
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Screenwriter
A. I. Bezzerides, Frank Fenton, Melvin Frank, Joseph Petracca
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 15, 1959, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 40m
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