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Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly

Clint's back!...and 'Kookie' is with him!

19596.11h 31mNR

Overview

A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.

Directed by Gordon Douglas
Written by Heck Allen, Burt Kennedy
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Top Cast

Clint Walker

Clint Walker

Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly

Edd Byrnes

Edd Byrnes

Anse Harper

John Russell

John Russell

Gall, Sioux Chief

Ray Danton

Ray Danton

Sayapi, Gall's Nephew

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Sergeant

Rhodes Reason

Rhodes Reason

Major Towns

Andra Martin

Andra Martin

Wahleeah, Sayapi's Arapaho Captive

Gary Vinson

Gary Vinson

Lieutenant

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Corporal

Nesdon Booth

Nesdon Booth

Reed - Burly Soldier (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

wild west

About Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly is a adventure, western film released in 1959 exploring themes of wild west. Directed by Gordon Douglas, it stars Clint Walker, Edd Byrnes, John Russell. A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.

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