The Jayhawkers!
Against the background of a turbulent era when Civil War was a flaming cloud on history's horizon . . A TREMENDOUS MOTION PICTURE!
Overview
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.
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
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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
Al Wyatt Sr.
Jayhawker (as Allan Wyatt)
Charles Bail
Jayhawker
Ned Glass
Storekeeper
Richard Shannon
Townsman Looking for a Match
Barbara Knudson
Townswoman
Joseph Forte
Minister (as Joe Forte)
Harry Dean Stanton
Deputy Smallwood
Crew
- Director
- Melvin Frank,Daniel McCauley
- Producers
- Melvin Frank,Norman Panama
- Cinematography
- Loyal Griggs
- Composer
- Jerome Moross
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John Chard
March 8, 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 Kansa…
CinemaSerf
May 20, 2026
This could have been so much better had they just made some better casting decisions. Even I might have made a better job of playing "Bleeker" than the dreadfully wooden Fess Parker. At times you can almost hear director Melvin Frank shouting "action" (or possibly even "breathe") at him as his staccato delivery sucks most of the life from this tale. To be fair to him, he isn't exactly out-acted by Jeff Chandler either as this latter gent aims to set up an independent republic of Kansas. Unfortun…