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The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

The real story… really told for the first time!

Genres

Western

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

22 March 1957

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Jason Johnson

Marcus Grundy

Joe Di Reda

Joe Di Reda

Bill Ryan

Clegg Hoyt

Clegg Hoyt

Tucker

Sumner Williams

Sumner Williams

Bill Stiles (uncredited)

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