Movie Description

The True Story of Jesse James

(1957)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleThe True Story of Jesse James

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1957-03-22

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 32m

Production Companies20th Century Fox

Genres

  • Western