Montana Belle

Montana Belle
Directed byAllan Dwan
Screenplay byHorace McCoy
Norman S. Hall
Story byM. Coates Webster
Howard Welsch
Produced byHoward Welsch
StarringJane Russell
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byArthur Roberts
Music byNathan Scott
Production
company
Fidelity-Vogue Pictures
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • November 7, 1952 (1952-11-07) (Premiere-New York City)
  • November 11, 1952 (1952-11-11) (US)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million (US)

Montana Belle is a 1952 American Trucolor Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Jane Russell. It is one of several fictionalized movies about outlaw Belle Starr. The story is set in Oklahoma, where the real Starr was killed. The word "Montana" in the title refers to the part of the plot in which Starr, wanted by the law, alters her appearance, poses as a widow from Montana and becomes a saloon singer.