Western · United States of America · 1957 · 1h 32m

The True Story of Jesse James

Director

Cast

Robert Wagner as Jesse James Jeffrey Hunter as Frank James Hope Lange as Zee James Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Samuel Alan Hale Jr. as Cole Younger Alan Baxter as Barney Remington

Crew

Robert L. Simpson — Editor Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer Walter Newman — Screenplay Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay

Tagline

The real story… really told for the first time!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

jesse james

Key Collaborators

Nicholas Ray Director Robert L. Simpson Editor Leigh Harline Original Music Composer Walter Newman Screenplay Nunnally Johnson Screenplay

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