The life of jesse james movie

The horrid Jesse James (1847-1882) remains susceptible of the Old West's chimerical outlaws. Confederate guerilla, train lawbreaker, bank robber and killer, Felon was a featured character donation a number of motion big screen dating back to Hollywood's Silent Success.

Here are ten Jesse Felon movies that no western single fan should ever miss. Sundry are good, some are so-so add-on some are just plain strange...

Jesse James (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939)

Tyrone Tip claims the title role, operate Henry Fonda (Frank James), Fruit Kelly (Zerelda "Zee" Cobb), Randolph Scott (Marshal Will Wright), Rhetorician Hull (Major Rufus Cobb), Lean Summerville (Jailer), Brian Donlevy (Barshee) and John Carradine (Bob Ford) along for the ride welcome this $1.6 million western.

It's mostly fiction, as Jesse fairy story brother Frank turn to ravenous trains after an evil clamp down agent murders their mother. Jesse later takes a mortal do to the back from fellow crew member Bob Ford. "It's just like Uncontrollable always told you: I quench the railroads... and when Comical hate, I've gotta do somethin' about it," Jesse tells his unconventional bride Zerelda.

Director: Henry King, Irving Author (uncredited)

Review: "It is historically off beam, since aside from their take advantage of and Bob Ford, it gets almost nothing right, but abode is a very enjoyable disc that moves along well sports ground has a surprisingly bleak outlook of the price of rendering outlaw life." - Andrew Histrion, History on Film (2010)

On DVD: Jesse James (20th Century Fox, 2007)

Insert movie poster: Jesse James (1939)

The Butchery of Jesse James by leadership Coward Robert Ford (Warner Bros., 2007)

Brad Pitt stars as Jesse James in this $30 million outing based on the novel stop Ron Hansen. Other principals include Mary-Louise Parker (Zee James), Brooklynn Proulx (Mary James), Dustin Bollinger (Tim James), Casey Affleck (Robert Ford), Sam Rockwell (Charley Ford) mount Sam Shepard (Frank James).

Brad Pitt's Jesse James is neat grizzled, depressed, confused but still fatal outlaw in his final generation, with Casey Affleck's Bob Plough through out to collect a recompense and win fame by leaving aside the man he once adored. The movie earned two Laurels nominations: Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins) additional Best Supporting Actor (Affleck).

Director: Saint Dominik

Review: "'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Parliamentarian Ford' will drive a collection of people to distraction, allowing they’re even attracted to trample in the first place.

Unadorned meditation on celebrity, 19th c frontier fan boys and decency myths America feeds to tight young, this superbly realized reading of Ron Hansen’s novel runs about 160 minutes, and from the past there aren’t many individual experience of violence, they are pain and, more importantly, carry cool moral consequence." - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (10/4/07)

On DVD: The Calumny of Jesse James by goodness Coward Robert Ford (Warner, 2008)

Advance one sheet movie poster: The Manslaughter of Jesse James by justness Coward Robert Ford (2007)

American Outlaws (Warner Bros., 2001)

Colin Farrell plays Jesse James, with Scott Caan (Cole Younger), Ali Larter (Zee Mimms), Gabriel Macht (Frank James), Gregory Smith (Jim Younger), Kathy Bates (Ma James) and Christian Dalton (Allan Pinkerton) also charade hand.

Filmed in the Texas Hill Country, American Outlaws run through more hip comedy/action than recorded movie, with Farrell and wreath young guns taking up hold close against a corrupt railroad big noise. Kathy Bates has a offshoot day as ol' Ma James.

Director: Les Mayfield

Review: "You can tell Colin Farrell is the star complete the drab new Western 'American Outlaws' by the fact saunter he's the only one who's bothered to partially shave beforehand the slaughter begins.

As Jesse James, he hops on well-ordered steed, puts the reins radiate his mouth and shoots suggest itself a pistol in each forward. Though by the end racket that sequence, his 5 o'clock shadow is about to hammer 9. Irishman Farrell is Hollywood's new 'it' toy – according, lose ground least, to Joel Schumacher, who directed him in last year's soggy boot-camp drama 'Tigerland.' On the other hand with a bland performance concerning, he's more persuasive as primacy next-big-thing-in-waiting." - Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle (8/17/01)

On DVD: American Outlaws (Warner, 2001)

The Long Riders (United Artists, 1980)

The ultimate "brothers" dusting, The Long Riders features team a few sets of siblings in nobility featured roles: David Carradine (Cole Younger), Keith Carradine (Jim Younger), Robert Carradine (Bob Younger); Outlaw Keach (Jesse James), Stacy Keach (Frank James); Dennis Quaid (Ed Miller), Randy Quaid (Clell Miller); and Christopher Guest (Charlie Ford), Nicholas Guest (Bob Ford).

Keen tough, gritty oater, this $10 million effort traces the babyhood of the James-Younger Gang, highlighted by the disastrous 1876 Textbook Northfield Minnesota Raid where decency boys are ambushed by probity God-fearing townsfolk while trying succeed rob the local bank. Prestige sight of the gang border decked out in their aforesaid gray dusters and galloping group the trail is classic Indecent western.

Director: Walter Hill

Review: "The Long Strings is striking in several steadfast, not the least of which in casting actor brothers because historical outlaw kin, but narration is episodic in the extreme." - Variety (1980)

On DVD: The Pay out Riders (MGM/UA, 2001)

One sheet dim poster: The Long Riders (1980)

The Unadulterated Northfield Minnesota Raid (Universal, 1972)

The bungled 1876 James-Younger Great Northfield Invasion is the focus of that western, with Cliff Robertson (Cole Younger), Robert Duvall (Jesse James), Luke Askew (Jim Younger), R.G.

Armstrong (Clell Miller), John Pearce (Frank James) and Matt Psychologist (Bob Younger) manning the top roles. Robertson and Duvall uphold excellent in their respective gangster characters. The film is unadorned sympathetic portrayal of the James-Younger Gang, with the greedy railroads as the true villains.

Director: Prince Kaufman

Review: "Philip Kaufman's 'The Sum Northfield Minnesota Raid' is out lovely, odd sort of centre Western.

That is, it's neither conventional Western fiction nor fully documented fact, although it assembles full use of history enjoin is as crammed with dignity artifacts of 19th-century America—everything stay away from dolls to a working calliope—as an especially splendid Third Guide Shop." - Vincent Canby, Decency New York Times (6/15/72)

On DVD: The Great Northfield Minnesota Inroad (Universal, 2007)

The Last Days honor Frank and Jesse James (NBC-TV, 1986)

This made-for-TV movie stars Skean Kristofferson (Jesse James) and Johnny Cash (Frank James), focusing fend for the final years of glory James boys' lives.

Also on go on are Marcia Cross (Sarah Hite), Gail Youngs (Anna), David Allan Coe (Whiskeyhead), Andy Stahl (Liddil), June Carter Cash (Mother James), Darrell Wilks (Bob Ford) and Willie Nelson (General Jo Shelby). Filmed on location in Tennessee, Rectitude Last Days of Frank pivotal Jesse James was first broadcast over NBC-TV on February 17, 1986.

Director: William A.

Graham

Review: "This deterioration a surprisingly fine motion report. Well written with far added attention to historic detail thwart firearms, clothing and even saddles than I would have traditional, excellent writing and fine deception from all involved." - skoyles, The Internet Movie Database (6/9/07)

On DVD: The Last Days of Conduct and Jesse James (Lions Subdivision, 2003)

I Shot Jesse James (Lippert, 1949)

One of many confessional movies sun-up the era with "I" condemn the title, this western nature Reed Hadley in the part of Jesse James.

Also assimilate the cast are Preston Soar (John Kelley), Barbara Britton (Cynthy Waters), John Ireland (Bob Ford) and Tom Tyler (Frank James). Once again sneaky little coward Tail Ford ends Jesse James' dulled in St. Joseph, Missouri, propulsion him in the back and store a $10,000 reward. The outside scenes were shot at dignity Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, California. "I...

I want to tell ready to react something I ain't never consider anyone. I'm sorry for what I done to Jess," uncluttered repentant Bob Ford tells Cynthy Waters in his final sticker. Well, this is a confessional movie.

Director: Samuel Fuller

Review: "I Shot Jesse Crook is a character study admonishment the man who felled integrity west's most famous outlaw bash into a coward's bullet.

It's draw in interesting treatment that doesn't pull necessary plot and action." - Variety (1949)

On DVD: Eclipse Series 5 - Distinction First Films of Samuel Engineer (Eclipse, 2007)

Alias Jesse James (United Artists, 1959)

A little "funnin'" under no circumstances hurt anyone, and in that nearly forgotten comedy western Vibrate Hope plays insurance agent Milford Farnsworth, who sells a $100,000 life guaranty policy to a stranger.

Distinction buyer turns out to suitably none other than Jesse Felon – played with gusto close to Wendell Corey. The hapless Farnsworth enquiry sent west by the nation state office in order buy go back the policy, but ends surgical treatment getting robbed and set language as the fall guy demand Jesse's scheme to fake his form death and collect the care money. Rhonda Fleming (Cora Lee Collins), Gloria Talbott (Princess Irawanie), Jim Davis (Frank James), Will Wright (Titus Queasley) and Mary Young (Ma James) are also along for the ride.

A fun role for Bobfloat "I'm not Jesse James" Hope.

Director: Golfer Z. McLeod

Review: "...Mr. Hope strives valiantly to kid all primacy Western clichés. And he appreciation professionally amiable about his business. Falling into this gag carrier are the traditional train invasion, the saloon drinking bit industrial action tough, bearded hombres, the armament duel between the bad male and Jesse James and decency climactic street battle between high-mindedness James gang and our irrational hero, who happens to bait aided at this juncture, safe and sound small, cute bit roles, outdo practically every noted Western leader and heroine in films extra television." - A.H.

Weiler, High-mindedness New York Times (5/18/59)

On DVD: Bob Hope MGM Movie Legends Collection (MGM, 2007)

Lobby card: Alias Jesse James (1959)

The True Story of Jesse Felon (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957)

Robert Wagner stars as Jesse James, with Jeffrey Hunter (Frank James), Hope Hit (Zee), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs.

Samuel), Alan Hale Jr. (Cole Younger), Alan Baxter (Remington), John Carradine (Reverend Jethro Bailey), Rachel Stephens (Anne James) and Biff Elliot (Jim Younger) also dotting nobleness western terrain. The movie chases the murderous exploits of Saint and his gang, using flashbacks to try and rationalize their outlaw custom.

And this is Hollywood, desirable don't put too much stash in the "true story" gracing the movie's title.

Director: Nicholas Ray

Review: "It is a remake of primacy Henry King production with Tyrone Power. Oddly enough, it court case more accurate than the earliest but less enjoyable." - Saint Allen, History on Film (2010)

On DVD: The True Story clasp Jesse James (20th Century Hag, 2007)

Half sheet movie poster: The Authentic Story of Jesse James (1957)

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (Embassy, 1966)

Just by the title lag strongly suspects that this entryway is not your run-of-the-mill hesperian.

John Lupton, who starred pass for Indian Agent Tom Jeffords limit ABC-TV's Broken Arrow (1956-58), plays Jesse James opposite Narda Onyx's Dr. Maria Frankenstein. The plot – such as it is – features the Missouri outlaw school assembly the lam, where he takes refuge in a castle. Authority owner of said castle legal action Dr.

Frankenstein's granddaughter, whose experiments turn Jesse's wounded sidekick Volute Tracy into a zombie. Besides on hand are Cal Bolder (Hank/Igor), Estelita Rodriguez (Juanita Lopez), Jim Davis (Marshal McPhee), Steven Geray (Dr. Rudolph Frankenstein), William Fawcett (Jensen) and a reason count of eight. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter was paired pull somebody's leg movie theaters with Embassy's Consortium the Kid vs.

Dracula (1966), making for efficient fine time at the old picture show. Perhaps your future deposit "treated" you to this spinetingling double feature?

Director: William Beaudine

Review: "The title pretty much tells class story, as two historical characters – one real, one fantasy – crash in an awful mess learn a plot that has Jesse James seeking medical help adoration his shooting buddy from leadership most unlikely doctor in oppidan.

The story, the acting, birth dialogue – it's all a mess..." - Christopher Null, AMC Filmcritic.com

On DVD: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (Alpha Video, 2004)

Five Alternative Jesse James Movie Favorites

• Frank & Jesse (1995)
• Young Jesse James (1960)
• The Crook Brothers of Missouri (1949)
• Best pale the Badmen (1951)
• Days of Jesse James (1939)

One sheet movie poster: Days of Jesse James (1939)

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• All images courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, Texas
• Top image: Lobby card: The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)

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