Jesse James as the Outlaw
Released: March 29, 1921Runtime: 27 min
Depicts Jesse James' return home to Missouri after the Civil War hoping to live a life of peace, but is falsely accused of robbing a bank. He is forced to take up a life of crime by being branded an outlaw. Crimes are commited and blamed on him, his family is maimed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, but all the while James is able to perform charitable acts to citizens. James is finally assasinated by Bob Ford. All told in a flashback style by Jesse James Jr. to a eastern baeu asking for his daughters' hand in marrage.
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Jesse James Jr
as Jesse James
Diana Reed
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Jack Neil
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Marguerite Hungerford
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Ralph Johnson
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Hortense Espey
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William Baker
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Mrs Cart
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Frances Coffey
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Elmo Red Fox
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