02 Nov 1962
How the West Was Won
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Jesse James
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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Tyrone Power Jesse Woodson James
Henry Fonda Frank James
Nancy Kelly Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Randolph Scott Marshall Will Wright
Henry Hull Major Rufus Cobb
Slim Summerville Jailer
J. Edward Bromberg George Runyan
Brian Donlevy Barshee
John Carradine Bob Ford
Donald Meek McCoy
Johnny Russell Jesse James Jr.
Jane Darwell Mrs. Samuels - Jesse's mother
Charles Tannen Charles Ford
Claire Du Brey Mrs. Bob Ford
Willard Robertson Clarke
Harold Goodwin Bill
Ernest Whitman Pinkie
Eddy Waller Deputy
Paul E. Burns Hank
Spencer Charters Minister
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