Jesse James (1927 film)

Jesse James is a 1927 silent film produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starred cowboy star Fred Thomson whose wife Frances Marion wrote the scenario under the nom de plume Frank M. Clifton.

Contents

• Jesse james under the black flag 1930 western biography
• Cast
• Preservation status
• References

The film was a light approach on the life of the famous outlaw, Jesse James, and was not popular with a large segment of the audience. Jesse E. James, the outlaw's son, served as technical advisor on the film.

Cast

Fred Thomson - Jesse James

Nora Lane - Zerelda Mimms

Montagu Love - Frederick Mimms

Mary Carr - Mrs. Zerelda Samuels

James Pierce - Frank James

Harry Woods - Bob Ford

William Courtright - Parson Bill

Silver King the Horse - Fred Thomson's steed

Preservation status

Both IMDB and Lost Film Files have this film as being a lost film while SilentEra states that "a print exists".