The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

The real story… really told for the first time!

Directed by Nicholas Ray1h 32mWestern

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1957
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
22 March 1957
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6.3 (54)
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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
J
Jason Johnson
Marcus Grundy
J
Joe Di Reda
Bill Ryan
Clegg Hoyt
Clegg Hoyt
Tucker
S
Sumner Williams
Bill Stiles (uncredited)

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