Top Billed Cast

Jeff Chandler
Luke Darcy
Fess Parker
Cam Bleeker
Nicole Maurey
Jeanne Dubois
Henry Silva
Lordan
Herbert Rudley
Gov. William Clayton
Frank De Kova
Evans
Don Megowan
China
Leo Gordon
Jake Barton
Shari Lee Bernath
Marthe DuBois
Jimmy Carter
Paul DuBois
Renata Vanni
Indian Woman
Berel Firestone
Jayhawker
Al Wyatt Sr.
Jayhawker (as Allan Wyatt)
Charles Bail
Jayhawker
Ned Glass
Storekeeper
Richard Shannon
Townsman Looking for a Match
Barbara Knudson
Townswoman
Max Power
Governor's Aide
Joseph Forte
Minister (as Joe Forte)
Tony Regan
Bartender
Howard Joslin
Officer
John Wiles Rice
Jayhawker
Harry Dean Stanton
Deputy Smallwood
Richard Adams
Soldier
Wag Blesing
Jayhawker
Paul McGuire
Stationmaster

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Wed Mar 08 2017

The Backwards Napoleon. The Jayhawkers! is directed by Melvin Frank and Frank shares writing duties with A. I. Bezzerides, Frank Fenton and Joe Petracca. It stars Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Nicole Maurey, Henry Silva, Leo Gordon and Frank DeKova. Music is by Jerome Moross and cinematography by Loyal Griggs. Territory of Kansas . . . Shortly before the Civil War. In short order form the plot finds Chandler as a driven empire builder Luke Darcy, who is taking advantage of Bleeding Kansas. Insinuating himself into Darcy's gang is Cam Bleeker (Parker), who has a very personal ulterior mo...