{"id":40111,"date":"2018-02-03T22:04:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T05:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40111"},"modified":"2021-02-03T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T22:56:28","slug":"i-shot-jesse-james-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40111","title":{"rendered":"I Shot Jesse James (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I just want a chance to prove I ain&#8217;t no murderer.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster-128x100.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Poster.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn accomplice (John Ireland) of Jesse James (Reed Hadley) decides to shoot James in exchange for amnesty and $10,000 so he can marry his beloved singer-girlfriend (Barbara Britton). However, Ireland quickly becomes known as a notorious traitor, and ends up competing with another man (Preston Foster) for Britton&#8217;s affections.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>John Ireland Films<\/li>\n<li>Preston Foster Films<\/li>\n<li>Sam Fuller Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;Samuel Fuller&#8217;s directorial debut is this interesting low-budget film about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesse_James_(folk_song)\">&#8216;that dirty little coward&#8217; Robert Ford&#8221;<\/a>, who &#8220;Fuller keeps&#8230; in close-up much of the time to hint at his psychological confusion, first about deciding to kill his best friend&#8230; and then about being regarded as a traitor by his fellow townspeople.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Bar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Bar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Bar.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Bar-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Bar-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Bar-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary argues it &#8220;makes sense&#8221; that &#8220;Ford becomes increasingly sympathetic&#8221; given that &#8220;Fuller despised Jesse James and thought his murder was a public service&#8221;. As a low-budget psychological western, Fuller&#8217;s flick works quite well, and it hardly matters that &#8220;there isn&#8217;t enough action to satisfy most western fans.&#8221; Ireland gives an appropriately haunted performance in the title role: it&#8217;s easy to see how extreme cognitive dissonance fuels his inability to understand his girlfriend&#8217;s (Britton) waning love for him, as well as Britton&#8217;s fear for her life if she risks leaving Ireland. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-Britton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-Britton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-Britton.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-Britton-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-Britton-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-Britton-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty of genuine tension here. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Ireland as Bob Ford<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Ireland-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ernest Miller&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/I-Shot-Jesse-James-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended, and certainly a must for Fuller fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041497\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1949\/04\/02\/archives\/another-report-on-jesse-james.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/78866\/i-shot-jesse-james\/#articles-reviews?articleId=240869\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2388full.html\">DVD Savant Review <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I just want a chance to prove I ain&#8217;t no murderer.&#8221; Synopsis: An accomplice (John Ireland) of Jesse James (Reed Hadley) decides to shoot James in exchange for amnesty and $10,000 so he can marry his beloved singer-girlfriend (Barbara Britton). However, Ireland quickly becomes known as a notorious traitor, and ends up competing with another man (Preston Foster) for Britton&#8217;s affections. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama John Ireland Films Preston Foster Films Sam Fuller Films Westerns Response to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40111\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40111"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68373,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40111\/revisions\/68373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}