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Jesse James

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Jesse James
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NR,1hr 45min
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Released:
January 1, 1939
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Synopsis: The real Frank and Jesse James were murderous thugs, light years away from the Robin Hood image imposed on them by revisionist dime novelists. But in 1939, 20th Century-Fox wasn't about to build an expensive Technicolor feature around the exploits of a couple of low-lives, thus Jesse James upholds the mythos, offering us the standard whitewashed version of the James boys. According to Nunally Johnson's irresistibly entertaining screenplay, Jesse (Tyrone Power) and Frank (Henry Fonda) become train ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Jesse James
Frank James
Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Marshall Will Wright
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