List of films set in Kansas

Kansas, in the geographic center of the United States, has a rich history connected with the American Old West and with the American Civil War ("Bleeding Kansas"), including the history of the notorious guerrilla commander William Quantrill. The following is a partial chronological list of major motion pictures set in Kansas.[1][2]

Original poster for The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Three of the listed films have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Film title Release year Notes/subject matter National Film Registry
Kansas Saloon Smashers1901silent film: based on Carrie Nation
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz1910silent film: earliest surviving film version of Oz
A Modern Musketeer1917silent film
Naughty, Naughty!1918silent film
Wild Bill Hickok1923silent film
Tumbleweeds1925silent film
Wizard of Oz1925silent film: features Oliver Hardy as Tin Man
Free and Easy1930
The Big Trail1930Y
Cimarron1931Academy Award for Best Picture
Movie Crazy1932
Silver Dollar1932starring Edward G. Robinson
The Plainsman1936
Pick a Star1937
The Texans1938story of the Chisholm Trail
Jesse James1939
Dodge City1939stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
Union Pacific1939
The Wizard of Oz1939Y
Dark Command1940
The Return of Frank James1940
Santa Fe Trail1940features Ronald Reagan as Custer
Sheriff of Tombstone1941
Heaven Can Wait1943stars Gene Tierney, Don Ameche
The Kansan1943
The Woman of the Town1943
Abilene Town1946
The Harvey Girls1946
Trail Street1947
The Walls of Jericho1948
Red River1948Y
Kansas Raiders1950
Winchester '731950Y
The Cimarron Kid1952
Kansas Pacific1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun1953
Masterson of Kansas1954
Picnic1955
Seven Angry Men1955based on abolitionist John Brown
Wichita1955
The Rainmaker1956
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957
The Jayhawkers!1959
Splendor in the Grass1961Oscar for best writing for William Inge
Cheyenne Autumn1964
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966Don Knotts comedy
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter1966
The Plainsman1966
Gunfight in Abilene1967Bobby Darin stars in non-singing role
In Cold Blood1967Y
Angel in My Pocket1969
The Gypsy Moths1969
The Learning Tree1969Y
Prime Cut1972
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies1973
Paper Moon1973
Journey Back to Oz1974animated film
A Boy and His Dog1975set in post-apocalyptic Topeka, stars Don Johnson
The Great Waldo Pepper1975
King Kung Fu1976
Superman1978set in fictional SmallvilleY
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff1979
The Attic1980
Americana1983
The Day After1983originally aired on television
Superman III1983
Return to Oz1985
Critters1986
Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987
Kansas1988
Dances with Wolves1990Academy Award for Best PictureY
Sarah, Plain and Tall1991originally aired on television
Unforgiven1992Academy Award for Best PictureY
Leap of Faith1992
Dennis the Menace1993based on cartoon set in Wichita
Wyatt Earp1994
Truman1995
Mars Attacks!1996Partially set in fictional Perkinsville
The Big Kahuna1999
Ninth Street1999
Ride with the Devil1999
Nurse Betty2003
Rolling Kansas2003
Mysterious Skin2004
Capote2005story of writing In Cold Blood
Firecracker2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz2005television film
The Ice Harvest2005
Infamous2006
The Lookout2007
New York City Serenade2007
Amelia2009biopic of Amelia Earhart
Hannah's Law2012television film
Looper2012
Oz the Great and Powerful2013
Man of Steel2013partially set in fictional Smallville
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016partially set in fictional Smallville
American Honey2016
Justice League2017partially set in fictional Smallville
Brightburn2019Set in fictional Brightburn

References
  1. "Kansas in the Movies". Washburn University: Center for Kansas Studies. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Cool Things - Western Movies Set in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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