Jesse James
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Release Date
1/14/1939Runtime
106 minsGenres
Overview
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,600,000Revenue
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A sweeping Western that frames Jesse James's outlaw career as righteous rebellion against corporate tyranny, delivering the large-scale action and moral complexity audiences of the era expected from a prestige picture.
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Tyrone Power
Jesse Woodson James
Henry Fonda
Frank James
Nancy Kelly
Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Randolph Scott
Marshall Will Wright
Henry Hull
Major Rufus Cobb
Slim Summerville
Jailer
J. Edward Bromberg
George Runyan
Brian Donlevy
Barshee
John Carradine
Bob Ford
Donald Meek
McCoy
Johnny Russell
Jesse James Jr.
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
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