I Shot Jesse James
1949 film by Samuel Fuller / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I Shot Jesse James is a 1949 American Western film starring Reed Hadley as Jesse James and John Ireland as Bob Ford. Directed by Samuel Fuller in his debut behind the camera, it portrays the murder of Jesse James by Robert Ford and Robert Ford's life afterwards. The story is built around a fictional rivalry between Ford and his eventual killer Edward O’Kelley (called John in the film) over a woman.
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Directed by | Samuel Fuller |
Screenplay by | Samuel Fuller |
Story by | Samuel Fuller Homer Croy |
Based on | articles first published in The American Weekly by Homer Croy |
Produced by | Carl K. Hittleman Robert L. Lippert |
Starring | Preston Foster Barbara Britton John Ireland |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
Edited by | Paul Landres |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
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Distributed by | Screen Guild Productions Inc. |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $118,000[1] or $500,000[2] |
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