Quantrill's Raiders

"The Hell-Horde they called The Butcher's Battalion!"

Apr 27 1958 Approved 1h 8m
Action, War, Western

A Civil War guerilla gang plans an attack on a Kansas arsenal.

Plot

Confederate Captain Alan Westcott, posing as a horse supplier for the army, is ordered to infiltrate the Union lines and contact William Quantrill to arrange a raid on the arsenal at Lawrence, Kansas. Westcott meets and falls in love with Sue Walters. Westcott's activities and associations begin to cause the Union vigilante committee to become suspicious of him, and he moves quickly in utilizing the Quantrill raiders. After laying their plans to attack Lawrence, Westcott learns that the arsenal is being moved out by wagon trail. He calls off the attack on Lawrence in favor of attacking the wagon train, but Quantrill pulls a treacherous double-cross and rides into Lawrence on a personal mission of bloodshed, murder and looting.

Written by

Polly James

Directed by

Edward Bernds

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
321
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA