Young Jesse James
Seen it?1960 | 73 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes his family's homestead to find his brother Frank, a soldier in Quantrill's Raiders, a renegade band of Confederates. Bent on revenge, Jesse begs to join the raiders.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by William F. Claxton
- Ray StricklynJesse James
- Willard ParkerCole Younger
- Merry AndersBelle Starr
- Robert DixFrank James
- Emile MeyerMajor Charlie Quantrill
- Jacklyn O'DonnellZerelda 'Zee' Mimms
- Rayford BarnesPitts
- Rex HolmanZack
- Boyd HolisterBob Younger (as Bob Palmer)
- Sheila BromleyMrs. Samuels