South of St. Louis
| South of St. Louis | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Written by | Zachary Gold James R. Webb |
| Produced by | Milton Sperling |
| Starring | Joel McCrea Alexis Smith Zachary Scott Dorothy Malone |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,601,000 |
| Box office | $1.6 million or $3,382,000 |
South of St Louis is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroyed by raiders led by the infamous Luke Cottrell. The film was originally titled Distant Drums, but was later changed to its current title, which refers to Civil War army deserters.