Best of the Badmen poster

Best of the Badmen( 1951)

TV-MAWestern
65%
User
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Here they come!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Ryan

      Jeff Clanton

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      Claire Trevor

      Lily

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      Jack Buetel

      Bob Younger

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      Robert Preston

      Matthew Fowler

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      Walter Brennan

      'Doc' Butcher

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      Bruce Cabot

      Cole Younger

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      John Archer

      Curley Ringo

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      Lawrence Tierney

      Jesse James

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      Barton MacLane

      Joad

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      Tom Tyler

      Frank James

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      Robert J. Wilke

      Jim Younger

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      John Cliff

      John Younger

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      Lee MacGregor

      Lieutenant Blaine

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      Emmett Lynn

      Oscar

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      Carleton Young

      Wilson

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      Byron Foulger

      Judge (uncredited)

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      Charles Morton

      Gang Member (uncredited)

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      William Tannen

      Bill - Adjutant (uncredited)

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      Jack Perrin

      Deputy (uncredited)

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      Edwin Max

      Deputy Hawkins (uncredited)

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      Chet Brandenburg

      Quinto Townsman (uncredited)

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      George Bruggeman

      Quinto Townsman (uncredited)

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      Al Haskell

      Quinto Barfly (uncredited)

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      Hank Mann

      Quinto Barfly (uncredited)

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      Bob Kortman

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      David McMahon

      Ed Perk (uncredited)

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      Everett Glass

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Art Felix

      Deputy (uncredited)

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      Roy Bucko

      Trooper (uncredited)

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      Dick Johnstone

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Joe Phillips

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Sam Savitsky

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Jack Kenny

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Bob Folkerson

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Danny Sands

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      James Dime

      Man at Cherokee Springs Trading Post (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Feb 10 2017
    Quantrill Raiders Ride Again! Best of the Badmen is directed by William D. Russell and written by John Twist and Robert Hardy Andrews. It stars Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan, Bruce Cabot, John Archer and Jack Buetel. It's a Technicolor production with cinematography by Edward Cronjager and music by Paul Sawtell. "This story tells a forgotten chapter in the violent history of the West. Months after the tragic war between The States had ended there was still no peace on the Western Frontier." William Russell's Western is an energetic entry into the pantheon o...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • oklahoma
    • jesse james
    • shootout