Best of the Badmen(1951)
Here they come!
After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegiance to the Union, thereby clearing their wanted status. But standing in Clanton's way are the corrupt lawmen Joad and Fowler, who would rather keep the men outlaws to collect the reward on their heads. After Joad and Fowler frame Clanton for murder, he manages to escape, becoming an outlaw himself.
Movie: Best of the Badmen
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jeff Clanton
Lily
Bob Younger
Matthew Fowler
'Doc' Butcher
Cole Younger
Curley Ringo
Jesse James
Joad
Frank James
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