Belle Starr (film)

Belle Starr
Belle Starr
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Irving Cummings
Screenplay by	Lamar Trotti
Story by	Niven Busch; Cameron Rogers;
Produced by	Kenneth Macgowan
Starring	Randolph Scott; Gene Tierney; Dana Andrews; Shepperd Strudwick;
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer; Ray Rennahan;
Edited by	Frederick Wilson
Music by	Alfred Newman
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	September 12, 1941;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Belle Starr is a 1941 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Randolph Scott, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Shepperd Strudwick. Written by Lamar Trotti and based on a story by Niven Busch and Cameron Rogers, it was produced by Kenneth Macgowan for 20th Century Fox, and shot in Technicolor.^[1]

The film is very loosely based on the life of 19th-century American outlaw Belle Starr. It was the fourth film and the third sound film to portray Starr on the screen, but it was the first major Hollywood production to do so. Its success led to many more such portrayals, although the real Starr was fairly obscure during her lifetime.

Plot[]

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr, Belle Shirley vows revenge. After Sam breaks her out of jail, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks, railroads, carpetbaggers, and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals, as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.

Cast[]

Randolph Scott as Sam Starr
Gene Tierney as Belle Shirley / Belle Starr
Dana Andrews as Maj. Thomas Crail
John Shepperd as Ed Shirley
Elizabeth Patterson as Sarah
Chill Wills as Blue Duck
Louise Beavers as Mammy Lou
Olin Howland as Jasper Trench
Paul Burns as Sergeant
Joseph Sawyer as John Cole
Joseph Downing as Jim Cole
Howard C. Hickman as Col. Thornton
Charles Trowbridge as Col. Bright
James Flavin as Sergeant
Charles Middleton as Carpetbagger

References[]

^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Belle Starr (1941)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

External links[]

Belle Starr at IMDb
Belle Starr at the TCM Movie Database
Belle Starr at AllMovie
Belle Starr at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[nytimes-1] Hal Erickson (2014). "Belle Starr (1941)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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