Belle Starr
Belle Starr is a 1941 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring
Plot
At the end of the Civil War, Belle Shirley is reunited with her brother Ed and intends to continue the fight for the South, of which she is a part. She defends Joe Starr, a rebel who won't defend himself against Major Grail, a Yankee and friend of her brother's from before the war, who wants to find Belle's love again. Ed invites him to dinner at their rich estate, but that's when Joe Starr turns up, having heard what Belle has to say about him. She's not averse to talking to him. A horse thief who has had dealings with Belle in the past warns the army and Captain Starr has to leave but is wounded. His loyal lieutenant, Blue Dock, takes him back to Belle, who tries to do everything she can to protect him with the arrival of the Major. But the Major not only arrests the rebel, but also Ed, before burning down Belle's house.
More details
author | Lamar Trotti |
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director | Irving Cummings |
editor | Frederick Wilson |
genre | western |
keywords | burn civil war drive end hear horse thief new recruit talk wound |
musicBy | Alfred Newman |
producer | Kenneth Macgowan |
productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | biographical war |