Ann Shelby, whose family is allied with the notorious William Quantrill, turns outlaw to revenge herself on a renegade Indian who killed her brother.Ann Shelby, whose family is allied with the notorious William Quantrill, turns outlaw to revenge herself on a renegade Indian who killed her brother.Ann Shelby, whose family is allied with the notorious William Quantrill, turns outlaw to revenge herself on a renegade Indian who killed her brother.
John 'Dusty' King
- Cpl. Brown
- (as John King)
Chief Thundercloud
- Chief White Cloud
- (as Chief Thunder Cloud)
Dick Curtis
- Joe Barnes
- (as Richard Curtis)
Jimmie Martin
- Bob Shelby
- (as James Martin)
Art Dillard
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Bud Geary
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Herman Hack
- Mr. Shelby
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaIn May 1865, leading only a few dozen men on a raid into Kentucky, William Quantrill was ambushed by Union soldiers and shot in the chest. He died of his wounds on 6/6/1865.
- GoofsAnn Savage's stylishly blonded and bobbed hairstyle is strictly 1946, and relentlessly out of place in the 1864-1865 time frame in which the story is supposedly taking place.
- Quotes
Jean Shelby: [to Sgt. James] Well, if you know anything about me, you know I always ride alone.
[Sneering]
Jean Shelby: And when I do ride alone, it won't be Yankees!
- ConnectionsRemake of Court-Martial (1928)
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Fast Start, Good Ending, Rather Slow in the Middle
A Western with a semi-historical Civil War setting, "Renegade Girl" gets off to a fast start and has a good ending, although in between it slows down quite a bit. It has an interesting story and leading character.
Ann Savage stars as Jean Shelby, a Confederate sympathizer in Missouri late in the Civil War. She and her family have been helping provide information to Quantrill's raiders, so the Union Army is trying to find the Shelbys, assisted by an outcast Indian who has his own grudge against the family. Things get complicated when Jean and Union Captain Fred Raymond fall in love with each other, raising difficult questions about their loyalties and futures.
The film gets off to a pretty good start, with a lot of action that is mostly plausible, especially given the complex historical situation. It slows down then for quite a while, and starts to drag a bit. But it picks up towards the end, and the final sequence is pretty good, and not predictable. Savage does rather well in the lead, making her character mostly believable. Most of the other characters are routine (especially the Indians, portrayed in a very unfavorable light), aside from Edward Brophy as a gregarious member of Quantrill's gang.
There's nothing spectacular here, but it's a decent film and should be worth watching either for fans of old Westerns or for those interested in movies about the Civil War era.
Ann Savage stars as Jean Shelby, a Confederate sympathizer in Missouri late in the Civil War. She and her family have been helping provide information to Quantrill's raiders, so the Union Army is trying to find the Shelbys, assisted by an outcast Indian who has his own grudge against the family. Things get complicated when Jean and Union Captain Fred Raymond fall in love with each other, raising difficult questions about their loyalties and futures.
The film gets off to a pretty good start, with a lot of action that is mostly plausible, especially given the complex historical situation. It slows down then for quite a while, and starts to drag a bit. But it picks up towards the end, and the final sequence is pretty good, and not predictable. Savage does rather well in the lead, making her character mostly believable. Most of the other characters are routine (especially the Indians, portrayed in a very unfavorable light), aside from Edward Brophy as a gregarious member of Quantrill's gang.
There's nothing spectacular here, but it's a decent film and should be worth watching either for fans of old Westerns or for those interested in movies about the Civil War era.
- Snow Leopard
- Jul 8, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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