Jesse James
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Jesse James

Motion Pictures' Supreme Epic!

6.5 / 10 1939 1h 46mNR English
Western

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Jesse Woodson James

Lead
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Frank James

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Zerelda "Zee" Cobb

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Marshall Will Wright

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Major Rufus Cobb

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Jailer

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

George Runyan

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Barshee

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry King's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Jesse James is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker