Belle starr simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Great western valkyrie 880 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article rich and the poor her teeth bound by braces buchanan, cobb 5. Belle starr gained notoriety as an outlaw on the western edge of the united states in the mid1800s. The script, by james lee barrett, attempts to stick closer to the facts than the earlier versions of belles exploits. She marries confederate guerilla leader, sam starr, and they continue activities against exploiters, until she is shot riding to alert sam to a trap. He also played principal parts in the film classics, chinatown. Belle starr 1980 belle star is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw legends, the james gang, the youngers and the dalton boys. Her life may be more fiction than fact, and her death may still be unsolved, but the legend. Belle starr 1980 clip starring elizabeth montgomery. A great new screen personalitymiss gene tierney flames to stardom as the bandit queen. Belle starr tv movie 1980 belle starr tv movie 1980. Quinn, medicine woman in an episode titled baby outlaws as a 14yearold outlaw who falls under the care of the good doctor and her family. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. The film makes a point that belle was an adrenalin junkie always looking for exciting and challenging tasks.
She was also the subject of films such as 1941s belle starr with gene tierney and the 1980 television movie belle starr with elizabeth montgomery. Belle starr dvdr 1980 warner archive collection mod. Pamela reed portrayed belle starr in the 1980 hollywood film the long riders. Its success led to many more such portrayals, although the real starr was fairly obscure during her lifetime. Although the real belle starr was ugly as a mud fence, she has been played on film not only by the glamorous tierney, but also by jane russell, elsa martinelli and elizabeth montgomery, among othersusually in highly. At the end of the civil war, southern beauty belle shirley, indignant at the way yankees treat the southerners, marries confederate.
To her credit, elizabeth montgomery tries hard to deglamorize belle in this 1980 tv movie, but shes still elizabeth montgomery. It was the fourth film and the third sound film to portray starr on the. This website was used because it contains movie clips about belle starr that were included in my website. Cliff potts was born on january 5, 1942 in glendale, california, usa as clifton vandyke potts. The long riders 1980 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Belle starr 1980 archive footage dallas 1989 all filmography. In 1995, belle starr was portrayed in season 3 of dr. It doesnt really start at the beginning, though, explaining how she met them. Overview of belle starr, 1980, directed by john alonzo, with elizabeth montgomery, stony bower, james burke, at turner classic movies. She is looked down upon for being married to a native american. If you like belle starr you are looking for based on legend and based on true events movies about with dancing, horse, native american, prostitute, bank robbery, cowboy and old west themes of biography, crime and drama genre shot in usa. Starr became a legend in dime novels, beginning in 1889 with belle starr, the bandit queen, or the female jesse james by reporter richard k.
Belle starr 1980 western elizabeth montgomery belle star is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw legends, the james gang, the youngers and the dalton boys. While she did consort with infamous characters, historians suggest her renegade reputation. She knew jesse james, the younger brothers, and other criminals and outlaws. Elizabeth montgomery portrayed belle in the 1980 television movie belle starr. It is a secondary source because the creator of the. The song went on to become the 30thbest selling single of. In january 1983, the belle stars released what would be their signature single, sign of the times, peaking at number three, and a chart success throughout europe. Belle star is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw legends, the james gang, the youngers and the dalton boys. Belle starr 1980 cast and crew bandit queen belle elizabeth montgomery robs the old west with cole younger cliff potts, jesse james michael cavanaugh and the daltons. After the death of an elder brother, who early in the civil war had become a bushwhacker and had perhaps ridden with guerrilla leader william c. Belle star is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw. Belle starr, the bandit queen, by humorist maggie van ostrand. Belle starr tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Belle starr leads a family life in greenview, texas, married with blue duck, an american native, and her two kids a girl fathered by outlaw cole younger, and a sexually disturbed boy, son of outlaw jim reeves.
With its pared down storytelling, the long riders delivers with an evocative atmosphere and artful brutality. Find similar and related movies for belle starr 1980 john a. Harrigans angel 1980 belle starr jesse james tv movie 1980 gideons trumpet stocker tv movie 1980 a rumor. Belle starr is a 1941 american western film directed by irving cummings and starring. Belle starr is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw legends, the james gang, the youngers and the dalton boys. Both sam and belle starr served one year in prison for horse stealing. Edson featured belle starr in several of his floating outfit series of novels, as the love interest of one of the three lead protagonists in the series, mark counter. Belle starr also known as belle starr, the bandit queengene tierney. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. While at oklahoma university he decided that the film business is where he should be, so he left for nyc to study acting.
In 1977, florence henderson appeared as belle starr in storybook squares, a version of hollywood squares for children. Pamela reed portrayed belle in the 1980 hollywood film the long riders. Elizabeth montgomery portrayed belle in the 1980 television movie belle starr, made by hannabarbera. Elizabeth victoria montgomery april 15, 1933 may 18, 1995 was an american film, stage, and television actress whose career spanned five decades. The infamous lady bandit belle starr 1980 comes to life as a selfempowered mistress of her own destiny. Belle starr the bandit queen the setting is the civil war, and its aftermath. Belle starr 1980 western elizabeth montgomery youtube. Elizabeth montgomery nude 2 images and 4 videos including scenes from bewitched a case of belle starr. Belle starr, and in 1980, she was portrayed by elizabeth montgomery in a television movie, belle starr.
Belle starr 1980 bandit queen belle elizabeth montgomery robs the old west with cole younger cliff potts, jesse james michael cavanaugh and the daltons. A formosa bandida, formosa bandida, belle starr the bandit queen, belle starr the bandit queen, belle starr, the bandit queen. The songs music video, showing the belle stars in dinner jackets, was also played frequently by mtv in the united states. With elizabeth montgomery, cliff potts, michael cavanaugh, gary combs. Duck was born in the cherokee nation, with the name of shacongah. Whether robbing trains, bedding down with whatever buckeroo suits her fancy, including the odd redskin, or telling the town preacher to go play with himself, belle starr speaks her mind, struts her behind, and behaves entirely like a high. The most elaborate movie was the 1941 belle starr staring the far from historically correct but nonetheless beautiful gene tierney in the title role and costarring the great. The movie is very loosely based on the life of 19thcentury american outlaw belle starr. This clip is from the 1980 madefortv movie belle starr featuring elizabeth montgomery in the title role, plus cliff potts and geoffrey. Blue duck became involved romantically with belle starr along that time. Bandit queen belle elizabeth montgomery robs the old west with cole younger cliff potts, jesse james michael cavanaugh and the daltons. Belle starr 1980 clip starring elizabeth montgomery youtube. Click the button below to add the belle starr 1980 dvd to your wish list. Myra maybelle shirley reed starr february 5, 1848 february 3, 1889, known as belle starr was an american outlaw.
By the early 1870s he was riding with gangs across the oklahoma territory committing armed robberies and acts of cattle rustling. Belle starr, american outlaw of texas and the oklahoma indian territory. She is best remembered for her leading role as samantha stephens on the television series bewitched. For a much more interesting depiction of belle starr on film, see pamela reed in walter hills the long riders 1980. This clip is from the 1980 madefortv movie belle starr featuring elizabeth montgomery in the title role, plus cliff potts and geoffrey lewis. Lot 3 vintage western wear ads 1980s temtex belle starr. Belle starr 1980 nude scenes movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Alonzo on allmovie the real belle starr was a homely, illtempered. It was the fourth film and the third sound film to portray starr on the screen, but it was the first major hollywood production to do so. Belle starr nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. In a small town outside dallas, belle starr has a reputation as an outlaw and a loose woman. Myra belle shirley grew up in carthage, missouri, from the age of two.
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