The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

92 mins | Action, Western | March 22, 1957

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.

The True Story of Jesse James

92 mins | Action, Western | March 22, 1957

The True Story of Jesse James
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The True Story of Jesse James
Directors Nicholas Ray
Writers Nunnally Johnson, Walter Newman

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 (as Alan Hale)

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

Frank Overton

as Maj. Rufus Cobb

Barry Atwater

as Attorney Walker

Marian Seldes

as Rowena Cobb

Chubby Johnson

as Arkew

Frank Gorshin

as Charley Ford

Carl Thayler

as Robby Ford

John Doucette

as Sheriff Hillstrom

Anthony Ray

as Bob Younger (uncredited)