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I Shot Jesse James (1949)81 minDrama, WesternRating 66/100

Robert Ford shoots his friend and mentor, outlaw Jesse James, for love and the reward money to buy a ranch, marry and settle down. Instead, the government denies him the reward, his girlfriend leaves him and he is reduced to a traveling stage show and the target of every gunslinger who wants to make a name for himself.

Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Kilian, Tom Tyler

Director: Samuel Fuller