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Montana Belle Directed by Allan Dwan Produced by Howard Welsch Written by M. Coates Webster and Howard Welsch (story) Starring Jane Russell Cinematography Jack A. Marta Editing by Arthur Roberts Distributed by RKO Release date(s) November 1952 Running time 82 minutes Country United States Language English Montana Belle is a 1952 western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Jane Russell. The story is a fictionalised biography of Montana outlaw Belle Starr.
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Plot
Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who falls for her. So do gang member Mac and wealthy saloon owner Tom Bradfield, who's enlisted in a bankers' scheme to trap the Daltons. Dissension among the gang and Bradfield's ambivalence complicate the plot, as Belle demonstrates her prowess with shootin' irons, horses, and as a saloon entertainer.
Production
Shot between late October and late November 1948, this film was intended to be issued by Republic Pictures. In April 1949, Howard Welsch, who had produced the movie for his company, Fidelity Pictures, sold the negative to RKO for $875,000, about $225,000 above the picture's cost. Finally, this Western obtained a Manhattan debut at the Broadway Palace Theatre on November 7, 1952.
Cast
- Jane Russell - Belle Starr
- George Brent - Tom Bradfield
- Scott Brady - Bob Dalton
- Forrest Tucker - Mac
- Andy Devine - Pete Bivins
- Jack Lambert - Ringo
- John Litel - Matt Towner
- Ray Teal - Emmett Dalton
- Rory Mallinson - Grat Dalton
- Roy Barcroft - Jim Clark
- Ned Davenport - Bank clerk
- Dick Elliott - Jeptha Rideout
- Gene Roth - Marshall Ripple
- Stanley Andrews - Marshall Combs
External links
Films directed by Allan Dwan 1910s The Restless Spirit (1913) · Back to Life (1913) · Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913) · Bloodhounds of the North (1913) · The Lie (1914) · The Honor of the Mounted (1914) · Remember Mary Magdalen (1914) · Discord and Harmony (1914) · The Menace to Carlotta (1914) · The Embezzler (1914) · The End of the Feud (1914) · The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) · The Hopes of Blind Alley (1914) · Richelieu (1914) · Wildflower (1914) · A Small Town Girl (1915) · The Pretty Sister of Jose (1915) · A Girl of Yesterday (1915) · The Good Bad Man (1916) · An Innocent Magdalene (1916) · Accusing Evidence (1916) · Headin' South (1918) · Mr. Fix-It (1918) · Bound in Morocco (1918)1920s Robin Hood (1922) · Zaza (1923) · Manhandled (1924) · The Coast of Folly (1925) · Stage Struck (1925) · The Joy Girl (1927) · The Iron Mask (1929) · Tide of Empire (1929)1930s Wicked (1931) · Her First Affaire (1932) · Counsel's Opinion (1933) · 15 Maiden Lane (1936) · Heidi (1937) · Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) · Suez (1938) · The Three Musketeers (1939) · The Gorilla (1939) · Frontier Marshal (1939)1940s Sailor's Lady (1940) · Young People (1940) · Look Who's Laughing (1941) · Friendly Enemies (1942) · Here We Go Again (1942) · Up in Mabel's Room (1944) · Brewster's Millions (1945) · Calendar Girl (1947) · Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)1950s I Dream of Jeanie (1952) · Montana Belle (1952) · Silver Lode (1954) · Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) · Tennessee's Partner (1955) · Slightly Scarlet (1956) · Hold Back the Night (1956) · The River's Edge (1957) · The Restless Breed (1957) · Enchanted Island (1958)Categories:- English-language films
- 1952 films
- RKO Pictures films
- 1950s Western films
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