The Great Missouri Raid is a 1951 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey, Ellen Drew, Ward Bond, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams and Anne Revere. The film was released on February 15, 1951, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
| The Great Mizzou 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 |
Plot
In Missouri during the final days of the 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.
Cast
- Wendell Corey as Frank James
- Macdonald Carey as Jesse James
- Ellen Drew as Bee Moore
- Ward Bond as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
- Bruce Bennett as Cole Younger / Steve Brill
- Bill Williams as Jim Younger
- Anne Revere as Mrs. Samuels
- Edgar Buchanan as Dr. Samuels
- Lois Chartrand as Mary Bauer
- Louis Jean Heydt as Charles Ford
- Barry Kelley as Mr. Bauer
- James Millican as Sgt. Trowbridge
- Paul Lees as Bob Younger
- Guy Wilkerson as Clell Miller
- Ethan Laidlaw as Jim Cummings
- Tom Tyler as Allen Parmer
- Steve Pendleton as Arch Clements
- Robert Bray as Charlie Pitts
- Paul Fix as Sgt. Brill
- James Griffith as Jack Ladd
- Robert Osterloh as August
- Alan Wells as Dick Liddil
- Whit Bissell as Bob Ford
Production
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[4]
