---
title: 'Best of the Badmen (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William D. Russell'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Western'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/best-of-the-badmen-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043335/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Best of the Badmen (1951)

1951 · 84 min · Western, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Best of the Badmen is a 1951 Western film directed by William D. Russell and starring Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor and Robert Preston. Its plot involves the notorious James–Younger Gang of 19th century Missouri.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William D. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-d-russell)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Hardy Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hardy-andrews), [Derek Twist](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-twist), [John Twist](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-twist)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Cronjager](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-cronjager)
- **Editor:** [Desmond Marquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-marquette)

## Cast

- [Barton MacLane](https://cinepixo.com/people/barton-maclane)
- [William Tannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-tannen)
- [Jack Buetel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-buetel)
- [Lawrence Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-tierney)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [Harry Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-woods)
- [John Archer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-archer)
- [Claire Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-trevor)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Robert J. Wilke](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-wilke)
- [Emmett Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmett-lynn)
- [Bruce Cabot](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cabot)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [Tom Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tyler)

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