Frenchie

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Frenchie

"Every Inch of Her Was Against the Law! She's Tameless...He's Tough!"

1950

1h 21m

5.7(11 votes)

Western

Overview

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.

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82 members

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Joel McCrea

Sheriff Tom Banning

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Shelley Winters

Frenchie Fontaine

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Paul Kelly

Pete Lambert

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Elsa Lanchester

Countess

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Marie Windsor

Diane Gorman

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John Russell

Lance Cole

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John Emery

Clyde Gorman

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George Cleveland

Mayor Jefferson Harding

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Regis Toomey

Carter

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Paul E. Burns

Rednose

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Frank Ferguson

Jim Dobbs

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Vincent Renno

Tony

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Lawrence Dobkin

Bartender

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Lucille Barkley

Dealer

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Victor Adamson

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Marie Allison

Dealer (uncredited)

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Emile Avery

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Shirley Ballard

Dealer (uncredited)

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John Barton

Townsman (uncredited)

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Phil Bloom

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Rudy Bowman

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Roy Butler

Man (uncredited)

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Fred Carson

Barfly (uncredited)

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Steve Clark

Man (uncredited)

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John Cliff

Man in Assayer's Office (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Curtis

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Russell Custer

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson

Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

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Art Dupuis

Man (uncredited)

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George Eldredge

Gorman's Friend (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Sam Finn

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Sam Flint

Rancher (uncredited)

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Mary Gleason

Dealer (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Kit Guard

Townsman (uncredited)

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Sherry Hall

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Tex Holden

Townsman (uncredited)

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Eileen Howe

Dealer (uncredited)

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Crew

Whitey Hughes

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Ingram

Sam (uncredited)

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Chubby Johnson

Miner (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Al Kunde

Townsman (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Perc Launders

Man (uncredited)

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Walter Lawrence

Dealer (uncredited)

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Frank Malet

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Frank McCarroll

Man (uncredited)

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Russell Meeker

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Monte Montague

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Townsman (uncredited)

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William J. O'Brien

Townsman (uncredited)

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Tudor Owen

Toby (uncredited)

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Paul Palmer

Bouncer (uncredited)

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Jerry Paris

Perry (uncredited)

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Jack Perrin

Voting Official (uncredited)

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Jack Perry

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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John Pickard

Man in Assayer's Office (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Bob Reeves

Townsman (uncredited)

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Robert Robinson

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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John Roy

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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George Ryland

Man (uncredited)

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Cap Somers

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Stoney

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Stage Passenger (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Blaine Turner

Waiter (uncredited)

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Max Wagner

Drunk (uncredited)

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Billy Wayne

Dealer (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

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Chili Williams

Dealer (uncredited)

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Hank Worden

Mr. Grady (uncredited)

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