The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

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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.

Released: 1957-03-22
Genres: Western
Runtime: 1h 32m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 54 votes

Directed by Nicholas Ray.

Top 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
John Carradine as Rev. Jethro Bailey
Rachel Stephens as Anne James
Barney Phillips as Dr. Samuel
Biff Elliot as Jim Younger

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