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Jesse James
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Jesse James is a 1939 American biographical Western film produced by 20th Century Studios. The movie was directed by Henry King, Irving Cummings, and Otto Brower, with a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The cast includes Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, and Randolph Scott. Louis Silvers composed the score, while George Barnes and W. Howard Greene served as directors of photography.
The film has a runtime of 106 minutes and was released in black-and-white. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with a budget of 1600000. The story involves themes related to banks, trains, railroads, and farmers. It is part of the James Brothers Collection. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. The film holds a rating of 7.0 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.527 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
6.5After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- bank
- jesse james
- train
- railroad
- farmer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Otto Brower
- Screenwriter
- Nunnally Johnson
- Cast member
- Harry Holman
- Composer
- Louis Silvers
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- W. Howard Greene
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 371221
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Poster - Jesse James (1939) 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jesse James (film)
- publication date
- 1939-01-01
- film editor
- Barbara McLean
- title
- Jesse James
- production designer
- William S. Darling
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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