The Great Jesse James Raid Explained

The Great Jesse James Raid
Director:Reginald LeBorg
Producer:Robert L. Lippert
Starring:Willard Parker
Barbara Payton
Tom Neal
Music:Bert Shefter
Cinematography:Gilbert Warrenton
Editing:Carl Pierson
Studio:Jezebel Productions
Distributor:Lippert Pictures
Runtime:73 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Great Jesse James Raid is a 1953 American Ansco Color Western film directed by Reginald LeBorg and starring Willard Parker, Barbara Payton, and Tom Neal.[1] [2] [3] This was the only film for Tom Neal and Barbara Payton to co-star together, as their ill-famed love affair essentially derailed the movie careers of both of them.

The film marked the production debut of Robert L. Lippert's son.[4]

Plot

Famous outlaw and bank robber Jesse James is lured from his comfortable retirement in St. Joseph, Missouri, to commit one more robbery to retrieve gold from an abandoned mine in Colorado, but the affair will go wrong.[5] [6]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Movie Review: THE GREAT JESSE JAMES RAID (1953).. mysteryfile.com. 9 October 2017. 22 July 2010.
  2. Web site: THE GREAT JESSE JAMES RAID (1953). rottentomatoes.com. 9 October 2017.
  3. Web site: The Great Jesse James Raid (1953). https://web.archive.org/web/20171009155752/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7216d9e8. dead. October 9, 2017. BFI Film Forever. bfi.org.uk. 9 October 2017.
  4. News: HAL ROACH TO HEAD NEW FILM COMPANY. THOMAS M PRYOR. Mar 23, 1953. New York Times. .
  5. Web site: The Great Jesse James Raid. Seacoast NH. seacoastnh.com. 9 October 2017.
  6. Web site: The Great Jesse James Raid. FilmAffinity. 9 October 2017.