| The True Story of Jesse James | |
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ray |
| Screenplay by | Walter Newman |
| Based on | a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson |
| Produced by | Herbert B. Swope, Jr. |
| Starring | Robert Wagner Jeffrey Hunter Hope Lange Agnes Moorehead Alan Hale Jr. |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Color process | Color by DeLuxe |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,585,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (US rentals)[2] |
The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western drama film adapted from Henry King's 1939 film Jesse James, which was only loosely based on James' life.[3] It was directed by Nicholas Ray, with Robert Wagner portraying Jesse James and Jeffrey Hunter starring as Frank James. Filming took place during 1955.[4] Originally titled The James Brothers in the United Kingdom, the film focused on the relationship between the two James brothers during the last 18 years of Jesse James' life.[4]
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p251
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p227
- ^ Hal Erickson (2008). "The True Story of Jesse James (1957)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ^ a b "The True Story of Jesse James (1955)". Cinemagora.co.uk. Retrieved October 30, 2008.