I Shot Jesse James

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I Shot Jesse James (1949)

NR 26/02/1949 (US) Western 1h 21m

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THE THRILLING AND COLORFUL LAST DAYS OF AMERICA'S MOST FABULOUS OUTLAW...POWERFULLY WRITTEN IN GUNSMOKE!

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Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.

Samuel Fuller

Director, Writer
Homer Croy

Writer

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Preston Foster

John Kelley
Barbara Britton

Cynthy Waters
John Ireland

Bob Ford
Reed Hadley

Jesse James
J. Edward Bromberg

Harry Kane
Victor Kilian

Soapy
Tom Tyler

Frank James
Tommy Noonan

Charles Ford
Eddie Dunn

Joe, Silver King Bartender
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Scritto da John Chard il 25 luglio, 2015

This Bob Has No Hope.

Sam Fuller's first film direction is a version of what happened to Robert Ford (John Ireland), the man who famously killed his friend - Jesse James (Reed Hadley).

Taking up the basic elements of the real life story, Fuller keeps the narrative tight whilst ensuring the complexities of the main characters come to the fore. All the quirks and peccadilloes of the human condition are explored (the detail of Ford's torments and troubles superbly told), which is something of a rarity for a late 1940s "B" standard Western. The use of close-ups are to purposely highlight the... leggi il resto.

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