The True Story of Jesse James

    The True Story of Jesse James
    1957

    Synopsis

    Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang of outlaws, robbing trains and becoming folk heroes in the process. Jesse marries his sweetheart, Zee, and maintains an aura of domesticity, but after a group of lawmen launch an attack on his mother's house, Jesse plans one more great raid -- on a Minnesota bank.

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    Cast

    • Robert WagnerJesse James
    • Jeffrey HunterFrank James
    • Hope LangeZee James
    • Agnes MooreheadMrs. Samuel
    • Alan Hale Jr.Cole Younger
    • Alan BaxterBarney Remington
    • John CarradineRev. Jethro Bailey
    • Rachel StephensAnne James
    • Barney PhillipsDr. Samuel
    • Biff ElliotJim Younger

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