The Great Mizzou 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 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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Production

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