South of St. Louis (1949)

Director
Ray Enright

Main cast
Joel McCrea; Alexis Smith; Zachary Scott; Dorothy Malone; Douglas Kennedy

Genres
Western

Description
With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each for their particular motivations.


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