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The True Story of Jesse James( 1957)

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The real story… really told for the first time!

Overview

Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang of outlaws, robbing trains and becoming folk heroes in the process. Jesse marries his sweetheart, Zee, and maintains an aura of domesticity, but after a group of lawmen launch an attack on his mother's house, Jesse plans one more great raid -- on a Minnesota bank.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Wagner

      Jesse James

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      Jeffrey Hunter

      Frank James

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      Hope Lange

      Zee James

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      Agnes Moorehead

      Mrs. Samuel

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      Alan Hale Jr.

      Cole Younger

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      Alan Baxter

      Barney Remington

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      John Carradine

      Rev. Jethro Bailey

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      Rachel Stephens

      Anne James

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      Barney Phillips

      Dr. Samuel

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      Biff Elliot

      Jim Younger

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      Frank Overton

      Maj. Rufus Cobb

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      Barry Atwater

      Attorney Walker

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      Marian Seldes

      Rowena Cobb

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      Chubby Johnson

      Arkew

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      Frank Gorshin

      Charley Ford

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      Carl Thayler

      Robby Ford

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      John Doucette

      Sheriff Hillstrom

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      Anthony Ray

      Bob Younger

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      Jason Johnson

      Marcus Grundy

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      Joe Di Reda

      Bill Ryan

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      Clegg Hoyt

      Tucker

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      Sumner Williams

      Bill Stiles (uncredited)

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    A review by Charles Tatum

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    Written by Charles Tatum on Wed Sep 27 2023
    Director Nicholas Ray, hot off of "Johnny Guitar" and "Rebel Without a Cause," had a bit of contractual obligation to take care of before leaving for Europe, and handed in this short biopic of the infamous American outlaw. Mostly told through overly long flashbacks, all the major points of Frank and Jesse James' lives are touched on. Robert Wagner plays Jesse, and Jeffrey Hunter is well cast as older brother Frank. After being driven to crime by the treatment of Confederate soldiers and sympathizers after the Civil War -according to Walter Newman's script, based on the Nunnally Johnson screenpl...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • jesse james