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The True Story of Jesse James

NR

1957

92 minutes

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.

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Top Cast

Robert Wagner headshot

Robert Wagner

Jesse James

Jeffrey Hunter headshot

Jeffrey Hunter

Frank James

Hope Lange headshot

Hope Lange

Zee James

Agnes Moorehead headshot

Agnes Moorehead

Mrs. Samuel

Alan Hale Jr. headshot

Alan Hale Jr.

Cole Younger

Alan Baxter headshot

Alan Baxter

Barney Remington

John Carradine headshot

John Carradine

Rev. Jethro Bailey

Rachel Stephens headshot

Rachel Stephens

Anne James

Barney Phillips headshot

Barney Phillips

Dr. Samuel

Biff Elliot headshot

Biff Elliot

Jim Younger

Frank Overton headshot

Frank Overton

Maj. Rufus Cobb

Barry Atwater headshot

Barry Atwater

Attorney Walker

Marian Seldes headshot

Marian Seldes

Rowena Cobb

Chubby Johnson headshot

Chubby Johnson

Arkew

Frank Gorshin headshot

Frank Gorshin

Charley Ford

Carl Thayler headshot

Carl Thayler

Robby Ford

John Doucette headshot

John Doucette

Sheriff Hillstrom

Anthony Ray headshot

Anthony Ray

Bob Younger

Jason Johnson headshot

Jason Johnson

Marcus Grundy

Joe Di Reda headshot

Joe Di Reda

Bill Ryan

Clegg Hoyt headshot

Clegg Hoyt

Tucker

Sumner Williams headshot

Sumner Williams

Bill Stiles (uncredited)