Jesse James (1939)
3.7 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- The legend of Jesse James stars Tyrone Power as the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James was a young Missouri farmer forced outside the law after ruthless agents for the transcontinental railroad kill his ailing mother and steal his family's land. Together with his brother Frank (Henry Fonda), Jesse forms a gang of masked outlaws to strike back at the railroad company and the banks that have joined forces to swindle the oppressed farmers.
- Actors:
- Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott, Henry Hull, Slim Summerville, J. Edward Bromberg, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Donald Meek, Johnny Russell, Jane Darwell, Charles Tannen, Claire Du Brey, Willard Robertson, Harold Goodwin, Ernest Whitman, Eddy Waller, Paul E. Burns, Spencer Charters
- Directors:
- Henry King, Irving Cummings
- Aka:
- Darryl F. Zanuck's Production of Jesse James
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Fritz Lang, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1939
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
