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The Reel, not Real, Jesse James in Film

by | Apr 1, 2007 | Western Movies

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The best Jesse James movie is 2000’s Ride with the Devil, which isn’t about Jesse James.  That’s okay because the best George Custer movie is Fort Apache, which isn’t about the Boy General. If you want to get down to real Jesse movies, the sad state of affairs is that for one of the most successful outlaws in Old West history, Jesse’s film career has been a mixed bag. Go figure. Hollywood can turn out classic (My Darling Clementine),  rip-snorting (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)


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