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Jesse James

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6.6(116)19391h 46m3

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.6M
Box office
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Language
English
Part of James Brothers Collection · 2 films
  • bank
  • jesse james
  • train
  • railroad
  • farmer

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Henry King

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York14 Jan 1939
    • Theatrical27 Jan 1939
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalUThis was cut to remove sight of injuries to horses.23 Feb 1939
  • FranceFR

    • TVArte11 May 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1227 Oct 1950
    • TVArte11 May 2026
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG30 Jun 1939
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG19 May 1951

Frequently asked questions

Jesse James was released on 14 January 1939.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    5/6/2017

    8/10

    Special cast, special movie, just don't expect a history lesson. We are at the time of the Iron Horse birth, the railroads are buying out the farm land at ridiculously low prices, even resorting to bully tactics to get the signature rights. When one particularly nasty railroad agent tries his strong arm tactics on the mother of the James brothers, he gets more than he bargained for. In an act of almost vengeful ne…

  • D

    DanDare

    5/17/2018

    5/10

    The film looks good in Technicolor but also becomes increasingly sluggish as it goes on. Nunnally Johnson's screenplay ignores the truth and presents us with the legend. Jesse James (Tyrone Power) and Frank James (Henry Fonda) are just simple country folks. The railroad crooked agents have come round to buy up land on the cheap by using force. Jesse and Frank become outlaws by robbing trains and banks only beca…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/4/2022

    6/10

    The all conquering railroad marches across the West dispossessing all that get in it's way. When Jesse and Frank James' mother falls foul of land-grabber "Barshee" (Brian Donlevy) the two brothers declare war on the railway. In best Robin Hood tradition, Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda hit the trains big style. Never with the aim of harming anyone, nor of stealing anything of sentimental value. They just take cash that …

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