Jesse James is a 1927 American silent Western film produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starred cowboy star Fred Thomson whose wife Frances Marion wrote the scenario under the nom de plume Frank M. Clifton.
| Jesse James | |
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 Lobby poster | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Ingraham |
| Written by | Frances Marion (story & scenario) (as Frank M. Clifton) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Fred Thomson |
| Cinematography | Allen Siegler |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes; 8 reels (8,656 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
| Box office | $1.2 million[2] |
The film was a light approach on the life of the famous outlaw, Jesse James, and was not popular with a large segment of the audience. Jesse E. James, the outlaw's son, served as technical advisor on the film.
Cast
edit- Fred Thomson as Jesse James
- Nora Lane as Zerelda Mimms
- Montagu Love as Frederick Mimms
- Mary Carr as Mrs. Zerelda Samuels
- James Pierce as Frank James
- Harry Woods as Bob Ford
- William Courtright as Parson Bill
- Silver King the Horse as Fred Thomson's steed
- Ruby Fornes (uncredited)
- Johnny Downs as Jesse James as a boy (uncredited)
Preservation status
editBoth IMDB and Lost Film Files have this film as being a lost film while silentera.com states that "a print exists".[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Jesse James". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Karen R. Jones, American West: Competing Visions, Edinburgh University Press, 2009, pp. 250-251
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 (The American Film Institute, 1971)
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Jesse James at silentera.com
- ^ Jesse James at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1927 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Jesse James
External links
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- Jesse James at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie