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The True Story of Jesse James
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.
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The True Story of Jesse James opened in theaters March 22, 1957. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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More about The True Story of Jesse James
Cast
Robert WagnerJesse James
Jeffrey HunterFrank James
Hope LangeZee James
Agnes MooreheadMrs. Samuel
Alan Hale Jr.Cole Younger
Alan BaxterBarney Remington
John CarradineRev. Jethro Bailey
Rachel StephensAnne JamesCredits
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- Walter Newman, Nunnally Johnson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
20th Century FoxUnited States