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Jesse James, Jr. (1942)

Jesse James, Jr. poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
western
Country
United States
Runtime
56 min
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to clear his father's name while getting into trouble with outlaws and the law. It is a Western about family loyalty and frontier justice.

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What happens

Jesse James, Jr. is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Richard Murphy, Doris Schroeder and Taylor Caven. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Al St. John, Douglas Walton, Karl Hackett and Lee Shumway. The film was released on March 25, 1942, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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