Characters & Themes
Jesse James (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 106 mins · English
- Directed by
- Henry King
- Starring
- Donald Meek, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Slim Summerville, Charles Halton, Henry Fonda
Motion Pictures’ Supreme Epic! After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
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