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I Shot Jesse James

Name: I Shot Jesse James
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1949-02-26
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.234

★ 6,2 /10 (62 Votes)

1949 EN 81 min

Overview

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.

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Release date

26/02/1949

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1.5

THE THRILLING AND COLORFUL LAST DAYS OF AMERICA'S MOST FABULOUS OUTLAW...POWERFULLY WRITTEN IN GUNSMOKE!

Genres

Western Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

81 min

Preston Foster

John Kelley

Barbara Britton

Cynthy Waters

John Ireland

Bob Ford

Reed Hadley

Jesse James

J. Edward Bromberg

Harry Kane

Victor Kilian

Soapy

Tom Tyler

Frank James

Tommy Noonan

Charles Ford

Eddie Dunn

Joe, Silver King Bartender

Margia Dean

Saloon Singer

Byron Foulger

Silver King Room Clerk

Jeni Le Gon

Veronica, Cynthy's Maid

Barbara Woodell

Mrs. Zee James

Phillip Pine

Man in Saloon

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Robin Short

Troubadour

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Willie Bloom

Waiter (uncredited)

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Gene Collins

Young Gunslinger (uncredited)

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Albert Glasser

Musician (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Livery Stableman (uncredited)

George Huggins

Barfly (uncredited)

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Mickey Ireland

Gang Member (uncredited)

Ray Jones

Barfly (uncredited)

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Jack Low

Barfly (uncredited)

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Robert Malcolm

Marshal Craig (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Barfly (uncredited)

George Morrell

Play Spectator (uncredited)

Stanley Price

Bank Cashier (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

St. Joseph Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

Britt Wood

Play Spectator (uncredited)

Pete Kellett

Townsman (uncredited)

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This Bob Has No Hope. Sam Fuller's first film direction is a version of what happened to Robert Ford (John Ireland), the man who famously killed his friend - Jesse James (Reed Hadley). Taking up the basic elements of the real life story, Fuller keeps the narrative tight whilst ensuring the complexities of the main characters come to the fore. All the quirks and peccadilloes of the human condition are explored (the detail of Ford's torments and troubles superbly told), which is something of a rarity for a late 1940s "B" standard Western. The use of close-ups are to purposely highlight the…

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