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Belle Starr

1941 · 83 min

A lush, old-fashioned Technicolor western that plays like a tragic romance, sweeping you along with its doomed lovers and Southern lost-cause melodrama.

Directed by
Irving Cummings
Genres
Western
Starring
Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews
Tagline
She Was a Wonderful Sweetheart...But a Terrible Enemy!
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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Directed by
Irving Cummings
Genres
Western
Starring
Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • love
  • betrayal
  • war
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Irving Cummings
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews, Shepperd Strudwick, Elizabeth Patterson, Chill Wills, Louise Beavers, Olin Howland
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Ray Rennahan, Ernest Palmer
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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