Directed by:
Samuel FullerScreenplay:
Samuel FullerCinematography:
Ernest MillerComposer:
Albert GlasserCast:
Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg, Tom Tyler, Tommy Noonan, Byron Foulger, Stanley Price, Ray Jones (more)VOD (2)
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I Shot Jesse James isn't the story of some great gunfight where the infamous outlaw got his comeuppance, but the tale of Robert Ford, a member of the James gang who shot their leader in the back in order to get a pardon from the government and marry Cynthy, an actress he was in love with. Only, rather than bringing him fame and comfort, the deed brought Ford ignominy. In an Old West culture obsessed with the outlaw (a truly American trait), Ford was little more than a coward. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Preston Foster
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Barbara Britton
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Albuquerque (1948)
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
John Ireland
Canada
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Red River (1948)
Reed Hadley
USA
Best movies:
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Kansas Pacific (1953)
Bachelor Mother (1939)
J. Edward Bromberg
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
A Song Is Born (1948)
Tom Tyler
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Tommy Noonan
USA
Best movies:
Adam's Rib (1949)
The Set-Up (1949)
Born to Kill (1947)
Byron Foulger
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Stanley Price
USA
Best movies:
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
State of the Union (1948)
Ray Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
The Texans (1938)
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
George Morrell
USA
Best movies:
Texas (1941)
Albuquerque (1948)
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Frank Hagney
Australia
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern Times (1936)
The General (1926)
Margia Dean
USA
Best movies:
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Jeni Le Gon
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Victor Kilian
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Yearling (1946)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Jack Richardson
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Phillip Pine
USA
Best movies:
The Set-Up (1949)
Battleground (1949)
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Jack Low
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Double Wedding (1937)
George Huggins
Canada
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1956)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Mathew McCue
USA
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)