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Jesse James Under the Black Flag (1921)

Jesse James Under the Black Flag poster
Directed by
Franklin B. Coates
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent western shows the early life of the outlaw Jesse James as played by his own son. It covers his turn to crime before the events of a later film released the same year.

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What happens

Jesse James Under the Black Flag is a 1921 American silent Western film directed and written by Franklin B. Coates. It is about the bandit Jesse James, who is portrayed by his son Jesse James Jr. It is the prequel of Jesse James as the Outlaw, both released the same year and featured in theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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