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The Jayhawkers! is a 1959 American Technicolor VistaVision western film directed by Melvin Frank, starring Jeff Chandler as Luke Darcy and Fess Parker as Cam Bleeker. The film is set in pre- Civil War Kansas. Darcy leads a gang which seeks to take advantage of Bleeding Kansas (loosely based on abolitionist John Brown ); Bleeker joins the gang.
- 15 October 1959
- Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
The Jayhawkers!: Directed by Melvin Frank. With Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Nicole Maurey, Henry Silva. Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent Republic of Kansas but the military governor sends an ex-raider to capture Darcy.
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- Western
- Melvin Frank
- 1959-10-15
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Cam delivers the injured child to Jeanne, who, by screaming that he is a murderer, finally persuades Cam to abandon the Jayhawkers. Cam discovers that wealthy cattle owners from several states soon will descend on Abilene for a huge cattle sale.
- Melvin Frank
- Jeff Chandler
The true Jayhawkers were guerilla fighters that were often undisciplined, unprincipled, thieving, and murderous. Because of their ruthless ways and tendency towards theft, the term “Jayhawking” became widely used as a synonym for stealing. “Jayhawk” was also used as an epithet for any marauder, robber, or thief.
Jul 27, 2017 · Home. 1950s. The Jayhawkers! (1959) Mark Franklin July 27, 2017 1950s. Fess Parker is Cam Bleeker, a former renegade who breaks out of prison and begins a desperate journey home, hopeful for a reunion with a wife rumored to be dead. He finds a woman in his former home, but it’s widowed immigrant Jeanne DuBouis (Nicole Maurey), not his wife.
Shortly before the start of the American Civil War rebel Kansas leader Luke Darcy dreams of a new independent Republic of Kansas. His vigilante group is called The Jayhawkers and their mission is to end slavery by force. However, Darcy uses The Jayhawkers for his own bid for absolute control of Kansas. Darcy's actions do not sit well with the ...
