Jesse James
1939 · Movie · NR · 106 min · ★ 6.5 · 71% critics
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their farm, two brothers turn to banditry as a path to revenge and survival. Their conflict with powerful railroad interests draws them into daring robberies, chased by lawmen and shadowed by the people around them.
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-01-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (111 votes)
About
You’ll like this swashbuckling, legend-leaning western if you enjoy big Technicolor adventure and tense run-ins with the law, like Yellow Sky or Union Pacific; Not for you if you want strict historical accuracy or prefer to avoid animal-cruelty controversies.
Pros: Technicolor western spectacle; Power-Fonda chemistry; thrilling action set pieces | Cons: heavily romanticized history; dialogue-heavy pacing; animal cruelty controversy
Themes
- bank
- jesse james
- train
- railroad
- farmer
Cast & crew
Tyrone Power
as Jesse Woodson James
Henry Fonda
as Frank James
Nancy Kelly
as Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Randolph Scott
as Marshall Will Wright
Henry Hull
as Major Rufus Cobb
Slim Summerville
as Jailer
J. Edward Bromberg
as George Runyan
Brian Donlevy
as Barshee
John Carradine
as Bob Ford
Donald Meek
as McCoy
Directed by Henry King