Young Jesse James (1959)
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Few outlaws can equal Jesse James for name recognition, or for the number of Hollywood films on their exploits. This standard western biopic by director William F. Claxton stars Ray Stricklyn as Jesse during his formative years, the only years handled here. He and brother Frank (Robert Dix) somehow… More Few outlaws can equal Jesse James for name recognition, or for the number of Hollywood films on their exploits. This standard western biopic by director William F. Claxton stars Ray Stricklyn as Jesse during his formative years, the only years handled here. He and brother Frank (Robert Dix) somehow survive the Civil War and then join Quantrill's Raiders as they begin their career on the wrong side of the law. All the familiar characters are there, with Frank and Jesse, Belle Starr (Merry Anders), Cole Younger (Willard Parker) and the other Youngers (Bob and Jim), as well as a few invented hoodlums. Aside from depicting Jesse as particularly brutal, this imaginary look at the outlaw shows him as a budding mystic, at least for awhile. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- William F. Claxton
- Genres
- Western
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Unimaginative rendering of the Jesse James legend as a young man.
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Cast
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Ray Stricklyn
as Jesse James
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Willard Parker
as Cole Younger
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Merry Anders
as Belle Starr
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Robert Dix
as Frank James
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Emile G. Meyer
as William Quantrill
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Jacklyn O'Donnell
as Zerelda Mimms
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Rayford Barnes
as Pitts
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Rex Holman
as Zack
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Bob Palmer
as Bob Younger
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John O'Neill
as Jim Younger
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Leslie E. Bradley
as Maj. Turnbull
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Norman Leavitt
as Folsom
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Sheila Bromley
as Mrs. Samuels
