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      • Jesse James and his brother Frank served for the Confederate Army before embarking on criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a legend of the Old West.
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  1. The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western drama film adapted from Henry King's 1939 film Jesse James, which was only loosely based on James' life. It was directed by Nicholas Ray , with Robert Wagner portraying Jesse James and Jeffrey Hunter starring as Frank James .

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  3. The True Story of Jesse James: Directed by Nicholas Ray. With Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange, Agnes Moorehead. Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James' life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Nicholas Ray
    • 1957-03
  4. Apr 3, 2014 · They were legends in their own time, popular in Missouri for actively trying to further the Confederate cause. On December 7, 1869, the gang robbed the Gallatin, Missouri, bank. Jesse asked to ...

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    Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies.

  6. The True Story of Jesse James itself starts off with the failed Northern Minnesota bank robbery that sent Jesse and Frank James on the run after most of their gang had either been caught or killed. While Jesse and Frank hide out, their story is told in flashback, complete with the clichéd twirling lens signaling the beginning of a new ...

    • Nicholas Ray, Joseph E. Rickards
    • Robert Wagner
  7. Dec 22, 2018 · Ray sought to examine a legend in terms of folklore and celebrity; Fox gave him Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange and spectacular scenes repurposed from a 1939 Tyrone Power movie.

  8. Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James (Robert Wagner) and his brother Frank (Jeffrey Hunter) dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers,...

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