Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have Milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as Jesse, and collect on the policy.
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Alias Jesse James (1959) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Cast
Bob Hope
Milford Farnsworth
Rhonda Fleming
Cora Lee Collins
Wendell Corey
Jesse James
Gloria Talbott
Princess Irawanie
Jim Davis
Frank James
Will Wright
Titus Queasley
Mary Young
'Ma' James
Mickey Finn
Tough #2 in Dirty Dog Saloon
Bob Gunderson
James Gang Member
Fred Kohler Jr.
James Gang Member
Ethan Laidlaw
James Gang Member
Glenn Strange
James Gang Member
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