The True Story of Jesse James
The real story… really told for the first time!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1957-03-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
45
Vote Average
6.1
Robert Wagner
Jesse James
Jeffrey Hunter
Frank James
Hope Lange
Zee James
Agnes Moorehead
Mrs. Samuel
Alan Hale Jr.
Cole Younger
Alan Baxter
Barney Remington
John Carradine
Rev. Jethro Bailey
Rachel Stephens
Anne James
Barney Phillips
Dr. Samuel
Biff Elliot
Jim Younger
Frank Overton
Maj. Rufus Cobb
Barry Atwater
Attorney Walker
Marian Seldes
Rowena Cobb
Chubby Johnson
Arkew
Frank Gorshin
Charley Ford
Carl Thayler
Robby Ford
John Doucette
Sheriff Hillstrom
Anthony Ray
Bob Younger
Jason Johnson
Marcus Grundy
Joe Di Reda
Bill Ryan
Clegg Hoyt
Tucker
Sumner Williams
Bill Stiles (uncredited)
6.3
The Return of Frank James
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
1940-08-10 | en
6.4
Jesse James
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
1939-01-14 | en
6.0
American Outlaws
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.
2001-08-17 | en
6.7
The Long Riders
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
1980-05-16 | en
5.0
The Return of Jesse James
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
1950-08-01 | en
5.7
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but things do not go as planned.
1972-05-12 | en
6.2
I Shot Jesse James
Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.
1949-02-26 | en
4.1
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Dr. Frankenstein's Granddaughter Maria, and her brother assistant Rudolph, moved to the old west because the lightning storms there are more frequent and intense, which allows them to work on the experiments of their grandfather. But the experiments are failing and Rudolph's been secretly killing the corpses afterwards. Meanwhile, the Lopez family leaves the town because of the evil going on there
1966-04-09 | en
7.0
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
2007-09-20 | en
5.7
Badman's Territory
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
1946-05-04 | en
5.2
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying to settle down after 15 years of thievery. Frank is shown to be a book-loving and family-oriented man, while brother Jesse is a money-hungry womanizer. The movie follows their lives through Jesse's death at the hands of the "rotten little coward" Bob Ford and Frank's death in 1892.
1986-02-17 | en
0.0
Bitter Heritage
A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles to return to the town which his father lived. His love interest is Elizabeth Montgomery.
1958-08-07 | en
0.0
Jesse James
A light approach on the life of Jesse James.
1927-10-15 | en
6.5
Best of the Badmen
After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegiance to the Union, thereby clearing their wanted status. But standing in Clanton's way are the corrupt lawmen Joad and Fowler, who would rather keep the men outlaws to collect the reward on their heads. After Joad and Fowler frame Clanton for murder, he manages to escape, becoming an outlaw himself.
1951-08-09 | en
5.8
Kansas Raiders
Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.
1950-11-15 | en
0.0
Jesse James Unchained
The story of one of the greatest outlaw legends of the old west, Jesse James. After escaping captivity, Jesse finds himself on the run with one more score on his mind before disappearing for good.
2022-11-01 | en
5.0
The Younger Brothers
Brothers who rode with a notorious outlaw gang led by Frank and Jesse James decide to go straight and try to get pardons so they can return to a law-abiding life.
1949-05-03 | en
0.0
Jesse James' Kid
Bill James is still a child when his father, Jesse James, is killed by his cousin Bob. Twenty years later, now with his father's image, his face causes him much trouble, because nobody can forgive him for looking like the man who, for so many years, had been the terror of the whole countryside.
1965-04-23 | it
5.5
Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James is a 1939 American film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Bank robbery pulled off by the bank officials, not the usual James gang.
1939-12-20 | en
3.5
Young Jesse James
When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes his family's homestead to find his brother Frank, a soldier in Quantrill's Raiders, a renegade band of Confederates. Bent on revenge, Jesse begs to join the raiders.
1960-08-02 | en