After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.
Gene Tierney
as Belle Starr
Randolph Scott
as Sam Starr
Dana Andrews
as Thomas Crail
Shepperd Strudwick
as Ed Shirley
Elizabeth Patterson
as Sarah
Chill Wills
as Blue Duck
Louise Beavers
as Mammy Lou
Olin Howland
as Jasper Trench
Paul E. Burns
as Sergeant
Joe Sawyer
as John Cole
Joe Downing
as Jim Cole
Howard Hickman
as Colonel Thornton
