Belle Le Grand

Belle Le Grand

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Allan Dwan
Produced by Herbert J. Yates
Screenplay by D.D. Beauchamp
Story by Peter B. Kyne
Starring Vera Ralston
John Carroll
William Ching
Hope Emerson
Grant Withers
Stephen Chase
Music by Victor Young
Cinematography Reggie Lanning
Edited by Harry Keller
Production
company
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release dates
  • January 27, 1951 (1951-01-27)
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 and Stephen Chase. It also features several performances by coloratura soprano, Muriel Lawrence. The film was released on January 27, 1951, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

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's 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

References

  1. Crowther, Bosley (1951-05-18). "Movie Review - Belle Le Grand - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Belle Le Grand,' Republic Film With Vera Ralston and John Carroll, Opens at Globe". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  2. "Belle Le Grand (1951) - Overview". TCM.com. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  3. "Belle Le Grand". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

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