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Kansas Raiders vs Arizona Raiders


Both movies are similar in that they both star Audie Murphy and are about Quantrill and the raiders. Both take place at different times though and places too obviously. Murphy plays Jesse James in Kansas Raiders, who goes onto become famous, and a fictional character that goes on to become a Ranger in Arizona Raiders.

There is no comparison. Kansas Raiders was way better. Arizona Raiders started out very good, but it went downhill fast towards the end. Some filmmakers should learn how to finish what they start. Both movies had great casts. Kansas Raiders had; Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Tony Curtis, Richard Long, James Best, Dewey Martin. Arizona Raiders had; Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Ben Cooper, (Flash Gordon himself) Buster Crabbe, and Fred Graham (also worth noting). Unfortunately, Murph and the other greats were wasted in Arizona Raiders. Audie Murphy was wasted a lot in movies. I thought he was very talented. The guy was a real-life hero, so playing one came easy I guess.

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