

MovieWestern
The True Story of Jesse James
The real story… really told for the first time!
6.3(54)19571h 32m
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.
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Writers
- Walter Newman,Nunnally Johnson
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Cast

Robert Wagner
Jesse James

Jeffrey Hunter
Frank James

Hope Lange
Zee James

Agnes Moorehead
Mrs. Samuel

Alan Hale Jr.
Cole Younger

Alan Baxter
Barney Remington

John Carradine
Rev. Jethro Bailey

Rachel Stephens
Anne James

Barney Phillips
Dr. Samuel

Biff Elliot
Jim Younger

Frank Overton
Maj. Rufus Cobb

Barry Atwater
Attorney Walker

Marian Seldes
Rowena Cobb

Chubby Johnson
Arkew

Frank Gorshin
Charley Ford

Carl Thayler
Robby Ford

John Doucette
Sheriff Hillstrom

Anthony Ray
Bob Younger
Jason Johnson
Marcus Grundy
Joe Di Reda
Bill Ryan

Clegg Hoyt
Tucker
Sumner Williams
Bill Stiles (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Nicholas RayDirector
- Joseph E. RickardsAssistant Director
Writing
- Walter NewmanScreenplay
- Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
Production
- Herbert B. Swope Jr.Producer
Editing
- Robert L. SimpsonEditor
Sound
- Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
- Eugene GrossmanSound
- Harry M. LeonardSound
Art
- Addison HehrArt Direction
- Lyle R. WheelerArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Mary WillsCostume Design
- Ben NyeMakeup Artist
- Helen TurpinHair Designer
Visual Effects
- Ray KelloggVisual Effects
Crew
- Joseph MacDonaldCinematography