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The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

# The real story… really told for the first time!
Western
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1957-03-22
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Robert Wagner original image
Jesse James
Robert Wagner
Jeffrey Hunter original image
Frank James
Jeffrey Hunter
Hope Lange original image
Zee James
Hope Lange
Agnes Moorehead original image
Mrs. Samuel
Agnes Moorehead
Alan Hale Jr. original image
Cole Younger
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Baxter original image
Barney Remington
Alan Baxter
John Carradine original image
Rev. Jethro Bailey
John Carradine
Rachel Stephens original image
Anne James
Rachel Stephens
Barney Phillips original image
Dr. Samuel
Barney Phillips
Biff Elliot original image
Jim Younger
Biff Elliot
Frank Overton original image
Maj. Rufus Cobb
Frank Overton
Barry Atwater original image
Attorney Walker
Barry Atwater
Marian Seldes original image
Rowena Cobb
Marian Seldes
Chubby Johnson original image
Arkew
Chubby Johnson
Frank Gorshin original image
Charley Ford
Frank Gorshin
Carl Thayler original image
Robby Ford
Carl Thayler
John Doucette original image
Sheriff Hillstrom
John Doucette
Anthony Ray original image
Bob Younger
Anthony Ray
Jason Johnson original image
Marcus Grundy
Jason Johnson
Joe Di Reda original image
Bill Ryan
Joe Di Reda
Clegg Hoyt original image
Tucker
Clegg Hoyt
Sumner Williams original image
Bill Stiles (uncredited)
Sumner Williams

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