The Jayhawkers!
| The Jayhawkers! | |
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Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Melvin Frank |
| Written by | A. I. Bezzerides Frank Fenton Melvin Frank |
| Based on | story by Frank Fenton Joe Petracca |
| Produced by | Melvin Frank Norman Panama |
| Starring | Jeff Chandler Fess Parker |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Edited by | Everett Douglas |
| Music by | Jerome Moross |
Production company | Parwood Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (est. US/ Canada rentals) |
The Jayhawkers! is a 1959 American Technicolor VistaVision western film directed by Melvin Frank, starring Jeff Chandler as Luke Darcy and Fess Parker as Cam Bleeker. The film is set in pre-Civil War Kansas. Darcy leads a gang which seeks to take advantage of Bleeding Kansas (loosely based on abolitionist John Brown); Bleeker joins the gang. The supporting cast features Henry Silva and Leo Gordon.