{"id":81945,"date":"2022-03-07T11:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81945"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:01:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:01:29","slug":"true-story-of-jesse-james-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81945","title":{"rendered":"True Story of Jesse James, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You really like killing, don&#8217;t you?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster-677x1024.png 677w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-of-Jesse-James-Poster.png 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShorty after legendary outlaw Jesse James (Robert Wagner) and his brother Frank (Jeffrey Hunter) carry out an infamous bank raid in Northfield, Minnesota, their dying mother (Agnes Moorehead) reflects back on her son&#8217;s progression from a put-upon Confederate war veteran to one of the most wanted men in America.\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>Agnes Moorehead Films<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Hope Lange Films<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Ray Films<\/li>\n<li>Outlaws<\/li>\n<li>Robert Wagner Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nNicholas Ray directed this remake of Henry King&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49156\"><em>Jesse James<\/em> (1939)<\/a>, which similarly posited that the notorious outlaw had a reasonable rationale for turning to a life of crime &#8212; though in this film, it&#8217;s even more clearly emphasized how Jesse used and abused his initial motivations to continue his intimidating and felonious behavior. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Hard-Nosed.png 1763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The production was a challenging one for Ray, who was gradually forced to make a film unlike the one he&#8217;d envisioned (see <a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-true-story-of-jesse-james\/\">CineSavant&#8217;s review<\/a> for many more details). The result is a somewhat confusing flashback film in which we follow the general gist (especially after having seen the original 1939 film) but don&#8217;t understand the &#8220;logic&#8221; behind the order of the vignettes. With Lange such a sympathetic character, and Moorehead pleading for compassion on behalf of her son: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Lange2.png 1931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; it&#8217;s difficult to know how to manage our distaste for Jesse&#8217;s actions and choices. Coming across best are Hunter as Jesse&#8217;s brother Frank: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-1536x649.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Brothers2.png 1767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Alan Hale as gang member <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cole_Younger\">Cole Younger<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-1536x657.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Alan-Hale.png 1755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.. and the visuals are compelling throughout. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography by Joseph MacDonald<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Bank-Teller.png 1741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Running-Traintops.png 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Serial.png 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/True-Story-Jesse-James-Cinematography.png 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Nicholas Ray fans will likely be curious to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051114\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2260&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-true-story-of-jesse-james\/\">CineSavant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/94014\/the-true-story-of-jesse-james#articles-reviews?articleId=430510\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-true-story-of-jesse-james\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You really like killing, don&#8217;t you?&#8221; Synopsis: Shorty after legendary outlaw Jesse James (Robert Wagner) and his brother Frank (Jeffrey Hunter) carry out an infamous bank raid in Northfield, Minnesota, their dying mother (Agnes Moorehead) reflects back on her son&#8217;s progression from a put-upon Confederate war veteran to one of the most wanted men in America. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Agnes Moorehead Films Biopics Flashback Films Hope Lange Films John Carradine Films Nicholas Ray Films Outlaws Robert Wagner Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81945\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81945","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=81945"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81959,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81945\/revisions\/81959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}