---
title: 'Jesse James (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry King'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Western'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jesse-james-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031507/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jesse James (1939)

1939 · 106 min · Western, History · United States


## Synopsis

Jesse James is a 1939 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, and Randolph Scott. Written by Nunnally Johnson, the film is loosely based on the life of Jesse James, the outlaw from whom the film derives its name. The supporting cast includes Henry Hull, John Carradine, Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, and Lon Chaney Jr.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry King](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-king), [Otto Brower](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-brower), [Irving Cummings](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-cummings)
- **Screenplay:** [Nunnally Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nunnally-johnson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Silvers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-silvers)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [W. Howard Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-howard-greene), [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)
- **Editor:** [Barbara McLean](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-mclean)

## Cast

- [Charles Halton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halton)
- [John Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-elliott)
- [Willard Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-robertson)
- [Donald Meek](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-meek)
- [Tyrone Power](https://cinepixo.com/people/tyrone-power) as Jesse James
- [J. Edward Bromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-edward-bromberg)
- [John Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carradine)
- [Nancy Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kelly)
- [Jane Darwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-darwell)
- [Harry Holman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-holman)
- [Henry Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hull)
- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy)
- [Henry Fonda](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-fonda) as Frank James
- [Randolph Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/randolph-scott)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)

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