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Young Jesse James

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When Union troops hang the father of young Jesse James (Ray Stricklyn), he joins the violently pro-Confederate Quantrill's Raiders, meeting gunslinger Cole Younger (Willard Parker). At first, Jesse is jolted by the bloodshed. But, when the Raiders bring in Union prisoners, and one of them is the man who lynched his father, the teen guns the killer down. His thirst for revenge is satisfied, but not his new-found taste for blood. The Civil War soon ends, but Jesse's crime spree is just beginning.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Unimaginative rendering of the Jesse James legend as a young man. Rated: C+ Jan 14, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Union troops hang the father of young Jesse James (Ray Stricklyn), he joins the violently pro-Confederate Quantrill's Raiders, meeting gunslinger Cole Younger (Willard Parker). At first, Jesse is jolted by the bloodshed. But, when the Raiders bring in Union prisoners, and one of them is the man who lynched his father, the teen guns the killer down. His thirst for revenge is satisfied, but not his new-found taste for blood. The Civil War soon ends, but Jesse's crime spree is just beginning.
Director
William F. Claxton
Producer
Jack Leewood
Screenwriter
Orville H. Hampton, Jerry Sackheim
Production Co
Associated Producers (API)
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 13m