The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western drama film adapted from Henry King's 1939 film "Jesse James", which was only loosely based on James' life.
It was directed by Nicholas Ray, with Robert Wagner portraying Jesse James and Jeffrey Hunter starring as Frank James.
Filming took place during 1955.
Originally titled The James Brothers in the United Kingdom, the film focused on the relationship between the two James brothers during the last 18 years of Jesse James' life.
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Jesse James Vs.
the Daltons is a 1954 3D film Technicolor Western film directed by William Castle.
One of three films shot by Castle in 3-D during the 1950s 3-D 'golden era'.
William Castle
William Castle (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater.
He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired.
He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for the ability to churn out competent B-movies quickly and on budget.
He eventually struck out on his own, producing and directing thrillers, which, despite their low budgets, were effectively promoted with gimmicks, a trademark for which he is best known.
He was also the producer for "Rosemary's Baby".
Jesse James as the Outlaw
Jesse James as the Outlaw is a 1921 silent film directed by Franklin B. Coates, cast designed by Edgar Kellar and starring Jesse James, Jr., Diana Reed and Marguerite Hungerford.
It is the sequel of" Jesse James under the Black Flag", released the same year.
Both films were featured in theaters and were not financial successes.
Jesse James (actor)
Jesse James( born September 14, 1989) is an American actor.
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy.
Based on the book" When the Daltons Rode" by Emmett Dalton, the sole surviving real- life gang member, and Jack Jungmeyer, the film is about a family friend of the Daltons who tries to dissuade them from becoming outlaws.
Jesse James Under the Black Flag
Jesse James Under the Black Flag is a 1921 silent black and white historical western film directed and written by Franklin B. Coates.
It is about the bandit Jesse James, who is portrayed by his son Jesse James Jr..
It is the prequel of "Jesse James as the Outlaw", both released the same year and featured in theaters.
J. Frank Dalton
John Frank Dalton( March 8, 1848 August 15, 1951) was a man who, in the last few years( 1948- 1951) of his long life, publicly claimed to be the famous outlaw Jesse James.
However, most professional historians believe that Dalton was merely a Jesse James impostor, and that the real Jesse James was killed by Robert" Bob" Ford on April 3, 1882, in a house Jesse was renting located at 1318 Lafayette Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
With the death of Jesse James in 1882, and the subsequent death of his( Dalton's) wife Julia Ellen Groshon during childbirth in 1886, Dalton abandoned his children and began roaming the countryside.
In the 1930s and 1940s he appeared in Independence County, Arkansas, telling tales of being Jesse James, and on other occasions he told tales of being the famous Western lawman John Franklin" Frank" Dalton( June 8, 1859- November 27, 1887), thus earning himself a meal.
By the 1940s he was in Oklahoma and Texas, where his uncle lived and he had relatives.
It was in Texas that he first claimed he was the same Frank Dalton who historians believe had been killed in 1887.
When it was proved that he was n't the original Frank Dalton( 1859- 1887), in April, 1948- in Lawton, Oklahoma- he took up being Jesse James instead.
Dalton was allegedly 100 years old at the time of his first public appearance as Jesse James- at Lawton, Oklahoma in April – May, 1948.
Like the real Jesse James, Dalton apparently had been a pro-Confederate guerrilla in Missouri during the Civil War.
However, Dalton's account of himself as Jesse James did not hold up under questioning from Jesse James' surviving relatives.
Nevertheless, several people of note, such as journalist/ novelist Robert Ruark, were convinced that J. Frank Dalton was the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James.
To many people's surprise, Dalton did appear to have many of the unique body marks/ body features which the real Jesse James was rumored to have.
These body features included: seven bullet wounds, a rope burn around his neck, a collapsed lung, a damaged fingertip, and severely burned feet.
On September 5, 1949, Rudi Turilli and Lester B. Dill( the general manager and owner, respectively, of Meramec Caverns, near Stanton, Missouri) hosted a reunion at Meramec Caverns for Dalton and his last- remaining old- time friends, in celebration of Dalton's/ Jesse James' supposed 102nd birthday.
J. Frank Dalton died on August 15, 1951, in Granbury, Texas, and his death certificate was recorded with the name of the man he claimed to be.
His gravestone in Granbury Cemetery also has that claimed identity recorded on it.
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James is a 1940 western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney.
It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film" Jesse James".
Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Frank James following the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse James at the hands of the Ford brothers.
The film is universally considered historically inaccurate, but was a commercial success and is notable as being the first motion picture for the actress Gene Tierney, who plays a reporter for the newspaper" The Denver Star".
Jesse James' Kid
Jesse James' Kid (also known as "Son of Jesse James") is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio del Amo.

Question: When did the director of film Jesse James Vs. The Daltons die?
Answer: May 31, 1977