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Belle Starr (1941)

September 12, 1941 (US) Western • 83m

Overview

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and 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.

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Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney

Belle Starr

Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews

Thomas Crail

Olin Howland
Olin Howland

Jasper Trench

Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer

John Cole

Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman

Colonel Thornton

Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge

Colonel Bright

Herbert Ashley
Herbert Ashley

Jailer (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley

Carpetbagger

Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard

Young Jake (uncredited)

Hugh Chapman
Hugh Chapman

Tench's Son (uncredited)

Davison Clark
Davison Clark

Bartender (uncredited)

Mary Currier
Mary Currier

Dressmaker (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum

Barfly (uncredited)

Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris
Avanelle Harris

Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

Dolores Hurlic
Dolores Hurlic

Jake's Granddaughter (uncredited)

Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh

Preacher's Wife (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard

Union Officer (uncredited)

George Melford
George Melford

Preacher (uncredited)

Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore

Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris

Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)

Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse

Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)

George H. Reed
George H. Reed

Old Jake (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond
Clinton Rosemond

Black Man on Bench (uncredited)

Elena Verdugo
Elena Verdugo

Young Girl (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne

Soldier (uncredited)

Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston

Mother (uncredited)

Norman Willis
Norman Willis

Union Corporal (uncredited)

Crew
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Ernest Palmer
Ernest Palmer

Director of Photography

Ray Rennahan
Ray Rennahan

Director of Photography

Richard Day
Richard Day

Art Direction

Nathan Juran
Nathan Juran

Art Direction

Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Sam Benson
Sam Benson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Natalie Kalmus
Natalie Kalmus

Technical Advisor

Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

February 12, 2026

With the Confederacy defeated in the American Civil War, the feisty “Belle” (Gene Tierney) has to juggle the largely unwanted attentions of Yankee major “Crail” (Dana Andrews) with her desire to help rebel captain “Starr” (Randolph Scott) stay out of his clutches. That doesn’t go so well, and though he manages to escape it means her grand mansion house is reduced to ashes in punishment. This just drives her further into the arms of “Starr” whom s… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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