Jesse James
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“Motion Pictures' Supreme Epic!”
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
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Part of James Brothers Collection
2 films
Cast
46 people
Tyrone Power
Jesse Woodson James
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Nightmare Alley
Henry Fonda
Frank James
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Nancy Kelly
Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Known for
The Bad Seed
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Randolph Scott
Marshall Will Wright
Known for
Ride the High Country
Ride Lonesome
Henry Hull
Maj. Rufus Cobb
Known for
Werewolf of London
Lifeboat
Slim Summerville
Jailer
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Laughing Gas
J. Edward Bromberg
George Runyan
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Son of Dracula
Brian Donlevy
Barshee
Known for
The Quatermass Xperiment
Hangmen Also Die!
John Carradine
Bob Ford
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
The Grapes of Wrath
Donald Meek
McCoy
Known for
Stagecoach
You Can't Take It with You
Johnny Russell
Jesse James Jr.
Also in
The Blue Bird
The Man I Married
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Samuels
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mary Poppins
Henry King Director · Nunnally Johnson Screenplay George Barnes Cinematographer
Budget $1.6M · United States release January 14, 1939 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · January 14, 1939
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
January 27, 1939 · Theatrical
France
May 11, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
October 27, 1950 · Theatrical
May 11, 2026 · TV · Arte
Ireland
June 30, 1939 · Theatrical
Japan
May 19, 1951 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 23, 1939 · Theatrical · This was cut to remove sight of injuries to horses.
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