Kansas Raiders

Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.

Cast

Audie Murphy

as Jesse James

Brian Donlevy

as Quantrill

Marguerite Chapman

as Kate Clarke

Scott Brady

as Bill Anderson

Tony Curtis

as Kit Dalton

Richard Arlen

as Union Captain

Richard Long

as Frank James

James Best

as Cole Younger

John Kellogg

as Red Leg leader

Dewey Martin

as James Younger

Reviews

John Chard

More recruits for the butcher brigade! Kansas Raiders is directed by Ray Enright and written by Robert Richards. It stars Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, James Best, Scott Brady and Tony Curtis. A Technicolor production, music is by Milton Rosen and cinematography by Irving Glass...

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