The Great Missouri Raid | |
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Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
Screenplay by | Frank Gruber |
Produced by | Nat Holt |
Starring | Wendell Corey Macdonald Carey Ellen Drew Ward Bond Bruce Bennett Bill Williams Anne Revere |
Cinematography | Ray Rennahan |
Edited by | Philip Martin |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Great Missouri Raid is a 1951 American Western released by Paramount Pictures [1] [2] [3] starring Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey, and Ward Bond, with Ellen Drew, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams and Anne Revere in support. It was directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Frank Gruber.
In Missouri during the final days of the American Civil War, brothers Frank (Wendell Corey) and Jesse James (Macdonald Carey) engage in a skirmish with Union soldiers, killing one before fleeing. After the war's end, amnesty is declared, but the brothers are betrayed by Union officer Maj. Trowbridge (Ward Bond), whose brother they killed. Along with the Younger brothers, Frank and Jesse turn to robbing banks, while Trowbridge, still bent on revenge, opens a detective agency to find and stop the brothers.
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California. [4]
Alexander Franklin James was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period, he was an outlaw. The older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger Gang.
The James–Younger Gang was a notable 19th-century gang of American outlaws that revolved around Jesse James and his brother Frank James. The gang was based in the state of Missouri, the home of most of the members.
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Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of committing atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864.
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The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January, February and March 1918.
Cultural depictions of Jesse James appear in various types of media, including literature, video games, comics, music, stage productions, films, television, and radio. James is variously described as an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James–Younger Gang. After the American civil war, as members of various gangs of outlaws, Jesse and Frank James robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains across the Midwest, gaining national fame and even sympathy despite their crimes. James became an iconic figure from the era, and his life has been dramatized and memorialized numerous times.