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| name = Belle Le Grand |
| name = Belle Le Grand |
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| image = Belle Le Grand poster.jpg |
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| caption = Theatrical release poster |
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| director = [[Allan Dwan]] |
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| screenplay = D.D. Beauchamp |
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| story = [[Peter B. Kyne]] |
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| starring = [[Vera Ralston]]<br>[[John Carroll (actor)|John Carroll]]<br>[[William Ching]]<br>[[Hope Emerson]]<br>[[Grant Withers]]<br> |
| starring = [[Vera Ralston]]<br>[[John Carroll (actor)|John Carroll]]<br>[[William Ching]]<br>[[Hope Emerson]]<br>[[Grant Withers]]<br>Stephen Chase<br>[[John Qualen]]<br>[[Harry Morgan]] |
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| music = [[Victor Young]] |
| music = [[Victor Young]] |
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| cinematography = Reggie Lanning |
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| language = English |
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'''''Belle Le Grand''''' is a 1951 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Allan Dwan]] and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars [[Vera Ralston]], [[John Carroll (actor)|John Carroll]], [[William Ching]], [[Hope Emerson]], [[Grant Withers]] |
'''''Belle Le Grand''''' is a 1951 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Allan Dwan]] and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars [[Vera Ralston]], [[John Carroll (actor)|John Carroll]], [[William Ching]], [[Hope Emerson]], [[Grant Withers]], Stephen Chase, [[John Qualen]] and [[Harry Morgan]]. The film was released on January 27, 1951, by [[Republic Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68418/Belle-Le-Grand/ |title=Belle Le Grand (1951) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |access-date=2015-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Crowther |first=Bosley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE7DF123DEF3BBC4052DFB366838A649EDE |title=Movie Review - Belle Le Grand - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Belle Le Grand,' Republic Film With Vera Ralston and John Carroll, Opens at Globe |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1951-05-18 |access-date=2015-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50027 |title=Belle Le Grand |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=2015-11-28}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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In 1850, in [[Natchez, Mississippi]], Sally Sinclair ([[Vera Ralston]]) is sentenced to prison as an accessory to murder. Upon her release five years later, she vows to get the money to take care of her young sister, Nan, and by the 1860s, has used her skill at gambling to amass a fortune. Soon she is a successful casino owner in San Francisco and using the name Belle Le Grand. Belle becomes involved in a silver mine intrigue between rivals Lucky John Kilton (John Carroll) and Montgomery Crane (Stephen Chase), a longtime nemesis of Belle's. When Nan Henshaw (Muriel Lawrence), now a trained and talented opera singer thanks to lessons paid for by Belle, gives a concert in San Francisco, she catches the eye of Kilton, though it is apparent Belle is interested in him. The story takes the characters to [[Virginia City, Nevada]], where Belle must try to use her wits and wealth to help her sister even as she fights her feelings for Kilton and battles their mutual enemy, Crane. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Vera Ralston]] as |
*[[Vera Ralston]] as Sally Sinclair / Belle Le Grand |
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*[[John Carroll (actor)|John Carroll]] as John Kilton |
*[[John Carroll (actor)|John Carroll]] as John Kilton |
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*[[William Ching]] as Bill Shanks |
*[[William Ching]] as Bill Shanks |
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*[[Hope Emerson]] as Emma McGee |
*[[Hope Emerson]] as Emma McGee |
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*[[Grant Withers]] as Shannon |
*[[Grant Withers]] as Shannon |
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*Stephen Chase as Montgomery |
*Stephen Chase as Montgomery Crane |
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*[[John Qualen]] as Corky McGee |
*[[John Qualen]] as Corky McGee |
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*[[Harry Morgan]] as Abel Stone |
*[[Harry Morgan]] as Abel Stone |
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*Charles Cane as Cal |
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*[[Thurston Hall]] as Parkington |
*[[Thurston Hall]] as Parkington |
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*[[Marietta Canty]] as Daisy |
*[[Marietta Canty]] as Daisy |
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*[[Glen Vernon]] as Bellboy |
*[[Glen Vernon]] as Bellboy |
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*Muriel Lawrence as Nan Henshaw |
*Muriel Lawrence as Nan Henshaw |
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*[[Emory Parnell]] as Marshal at Concert |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|0043330|Belle Le Grand}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 24 July 2024
Belle Le Grand | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Screenplay by | D.D. Beauchamp |
Story by | Peter B. Kyne |
Produced by | Herbert J. Yates |
Starring | Vera Ralston John Carroll William Ching Hope Emerson Grant Withers Stephen Chase John Qualen Harry Morgan |
Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
Edited by | Harry Keller |
Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Belle Le Grand is a 1951 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Vera Ralston, John Carroll, William Ching, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, Stephen Chase, John Qualen and Harry Morgan. The film was released on January 27, 1951, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]In 1850, in Natchez, Mississippi, Sally Sinclair (Vera Ralston) is sentenced to prison as an accessory to murder. Upon her release five years later, she vows to get the money to take care of her young sister, Nan, and by the 1860s, has used her skill at gambling to amass a fortune. Soon she is a successful casino owner in San Francisco and using the name Belle Le Grand. Belle becomes involved in a silver mine intrigue between rivals Lucky John Kilton (John Carroll) and Montgomery Crane (Stephen Chase), a longtime nemesis of Belle's. When Nan Henshaw (Muriel Lawrence), now a trained and talented opera singer thanks to lessons paid for by Belle, gives a concert in San Francisco, she catches the eye of Kilton, though it is apparent Belle is interested in him. The story takes the characters to Virginia City, Nevada, where Belle must try to use her wits and wealth to help her sister even as she fights her feelings for Kilton and battles their mutual enemy, Crane.
Cast
[edit]- Vera Ralston as Sally Sinclair / Belle Le Grand
- John Carroll as John Kilton
- William Ching as Bill Shanks
- Hope Emerson as Emma McGee
- Grant Withers as Shannon
- Stephen Chase as Montgomery Crane
- John Qualen as Corky McGee
- Harry Morgan as Abel Stone
- Charles Cane as Cal
- Thurston Hall as Parkington
- Marietta Canty as Daisy
- Glen Vernon as Bellboy
- Muriel Lawrence as Nan Henshaw
- Emory Parnell as Marshal at Concert
References
[edit]- ^ "Belle Le Grand (1951) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (May 18, 1951). "Movie Review - Belle Le Grand - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Belle Le Grand,' Republic Film With Vera Ralston and John Carroll, Opens at Globe". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ "Belle Le Grand". Afi.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
External links
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