The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

Director: Nicholas Ray Cast: Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
, Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
, Hope Lange
Hope Lange
, Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Nicholas Ray
The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

Director: Nicholas Ray Cast: Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
, Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
, Hope Lange
Hope Lange
, Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Nicholas Ray

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Overview

"Actually, this retelling of the life of outlaw Jesse James is only as true as its predecessor, the highly fanciful 1939 Tyrone Power-Henry Fonda starrer Jesse James. Generous chunks of stock footage from the earlier film are reused here, albeit reframed to accommodate the CinemaScope process. Robert Wagner makes an interesting James, though he is upstaged throughout by Jeffrey Hunter as his brother Frank. Adhering to the Canon, the film insists that the James boys were forced into a life of crime by greedy railroad men -- hence, their ongoing vendetta against trains. Director Nicholas Ray adds a few psychological nuances not found in the more prosaic 1939 film. John Carradine, who played ""dirty little coward"" Bob Ford in the original Jesse James, appears in the remake as Rev. Jethro Bailey. The DVD contains vintage Movietone Newsreels along with the original theatrical trailer."

Product Details

Release Date: 03/06/2007
UPC: 0024543244455
Original Release: 1957
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 45,595

Special Features

Fox Movietone News:; Weterner Claims He Is Jesse James!; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Robert Wagner Actor
Jeffrey Hunter Actor
Hope Lange Actor
Agnes Moorehead Mrs. Samuel
Alan Hale Jr. Cole Younger
Alan Baxter Remington
John Carradine Rev. Jethro Bailey
Rachel Stephens Anne
Barney Phillips Dr. Samuel
Biff Elliot Jim Younger
Frank Overton Maj. Cobb
Chubby Johnson Askew
Frank Gorshin Charley
Carl Thayler Robby
John Doucette Hillstrom
Robert Adler Sheriff Trump
Clancy Cooper Sheriff Yoe
Sumner Williams Bill Stiles
Tom Greenway Deputy Leo
Mike Steen Deputy Ed
Jason Wingreen Peter
Aaron Saxon Wiley
Anthony Ray Bob Younger,Bob Younger
Clegg Hoyt Tucker
Tom Pittman Hughie
Mark Hickman Sam Wells
Thomas Pittman Hughie
Adam Marshal Dick Liddell
Joe Di Reda Bill Ryan
J. Frederik Albeck Jorgenson
Kellogg Junge Jr. Archie at Age 4
Barry Atwater Attorney Walker
Marian Seldes Rowina Cobb
Alan Hale Cole Younger
Leigh Harline Composer

Technical Credits
Nicholas Ray Director
Herbert B. Swope Jr. Producer
Nunnally Johnson Screenwriter
Ray Kellogg Special Effects
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