| The Great Mizzou Raid | |
| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
| Screenplay: | Frank Gruber |
| Starring: | Wendell Corey Macdonald Carey Ellen Drew Ward Bond Bruce Bennett Bill Williams Anne Revere |
| Music: | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography: | Ray Rennahan |
| Editing: | Philip Martin |
| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Great Missouri Raid is a 1951 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey, Ellen Drew, Ward Bond, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams and Anne Revere. The film was released on February 15, 1951, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2] [3]
In Missouri during the final days of the 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.
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[4]