After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Cinematography
Early Technicolor that makes the Missouri countryside glow unreal.
Stunts
That horse jump off the cliff — they actually did it. (RIP, horse.)
Director
Henry King
Tyrone Power
Jesse Woodson James
Henry Fonda
Frank James
Nancy Kelly
Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Randolph Scott
Marshall Will Wright
Henry Hull
Major Rufus Cobb
Slim Summerville
Jailer
J. Edward Bromberg
George Runyan
Brian Donlevy
Barshee
John Carradine
Bob Ford
Donald Meek
McCoy
Johnny Russell
Jesse James Jr.
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
Charles Tannen
Charles Ford
Claire Du Brey
Mrs. Bob Ford
Willard Robertson
Clarke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The infamous horse cliff jump was real and killed the animal, prompting the creation of the 'no animals were harmed' disclaimer we still see today.
This film cemented the 'noble outlaw' Jesse James myth for generations, sanitizing a Confederate guerrilla into a populist folk hero.
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