

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
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.