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The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James
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  2. The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

1957
1h 32m
Western

Status

Released

Release

1957

Runtime

1h 32m

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Storyline

"The real story… really told for the first time!"

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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Mar 22, 1957
Languages
English
Director
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
Production
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Jesse James

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

Frank James

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Zee James

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Mrs. Samuel

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Cole Younger

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Barney Remington

John Carradine

John Carradine

Rev. Jethro Bailey

Rachel Stephens

Rachel Stephens

Anne James

Barney Phillips

Barney Phillips

Dr. Samuel

Biff Elliot

Biff Elliot

Jim Younger

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Maj. Rufus Cobb

Barry Atwater

Barry Atwater

Attorney Walker

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Rowena Cobb

Chubby Johnson

Chubby Johnson

Arkew

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Charley Ford

Carl Thayler

Carl Thayler

Robby Ford

John Doucette

John Doucette

Sheriff Hillstrom

Anthony Ray

Anthony Ray

Bob Younger

Jason Johnson

Marcus Grundy

Joe Di Reda

Bill Ryan

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