The Great Missouri Raid

The Great Missouri Raid
Theatrical release poster
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
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 15, 1951 (1951-02-15)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Great Missouri Raid is a 1951 American Western released by Paramount Pictures[1][2][3] starring Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey, and Ward Bond, with Ellen Drew, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams and Anne Revere in support. It was directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Frank Gruber.

Plot

In Missouri during the final days of the American 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 Robert Ford

Production

The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[4]

References

1. "The Great Missouri Raid (1951) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
2. "Movie Review - - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; Frank and Jesse James Ride Again in 'The Great Missouri Raid,' Paramount Feature at Globe". The New York Times. April 9, 1951. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
3. "The Great Missouri Raid". Afi.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
4. Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. pp. 25, 28. ISBN 9780692064726.

External links

• The Great Missouri Raid at IMDb