Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James' life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James.Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James' life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James.Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James' life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James.
- Cole Younger
- (as Alan Hale)
- Sheriff Trump
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFootage from the original 1939 production was used when Frank and Jesse go over a cliff on horseback into a river and when they crashed, on horseback, through a store window during the Northfield, Minnesota raid.
- GoofsModern buildings are visible in the background during the Northfield, Minnesota robbery.
- Quotes
Mrs. Samuel: Jesse... They drove my son to it. The Yankees drove him to it. He's a good boy. You're his wife, Zee, you know how kind he is.
Zee James: Try and sleep, Mother Samuel.
Mrs. Samuel: You know, once, he brought home a bird that had fallen from its nest. His father was alive then, and little Jesse wouldn't be comforted until Reverend James gave the little bird a funeral service. Jesse always was a gentle boy.
- Alternate versionsAll UK versions are cut by 9 secs to remove stock footage of the same fatal cliff-top jump that resulted in the death of a horse in the 1939 Jesse James (1939).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Big Sky: Huckleberry (2021)
In "The True Story of Jesse James", Robert Wagner (Jesse) is proud of his name His name means something, especially when those Yankee bankers hear it, they start shaking Jesse James was the shooting spokesman for everyone whose life was quietly desperate To ones, he was a thief To others he was already becoming a legend, one that kindles a fire in their hearts
Jesse has planned the very last robbery perfectly to make enough money to retire on But in spite that he never struck a bank in Northfield, the Minnesota banks were anxiously waiting for him So something went wrong
Mrs. Samuel (Agnes Moorehead) recalls the past The Yankees came riding down on her farm, and her neighbors dragged her out of the kitchen Her elder son Frank (Jeffrey Hunter) was fighting for the South The State of Missouri has taken sides with the North Any man from this state who joins the South was considered a traitor
For Zee (Hope Lange), Jesse had a dream for the future But that night, his neighbors, who were Northern sympathizers, broke his reverie
All begins when the war has sapped the two brothers and their friends bone-dry Every bank in the state of Missouri was owned by a Yankee man who hates their hide and wants them to get out Those banks have got a lot of Northern money rolling in Jesse wanted one or two robberies to get enough money to leave for his mother, for his sweetheart, for protecting the farm But then he becomes addicted to the exciting life of robbing banks and trains
The filmwell paced by director Nicholas Raywas beautifully acted by all its stars
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- Budget
- $1,585,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1