I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James
	Film poster
Directed by	Samuel Fuller
Screenplay by	Samuel Fuller
Story by	Samuel Fuller; Homer Croy
Based on	articles first published in The American Weekly; by Homer Croy
Produced by	Carl K. Hittleman; Robert L. Lippert
Starring	Preston Foster; Barbara Britton; John Ireland
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Paul Landres
Music by	Albert Glasser
Production; company	Lippert Pictures
Distributed by	Screen Guild Productions Inc.
Release date	February 26, 1949;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$118,000 or $500,000

I Shot Jesse James is a 1949 American Western film starring Reed Hadley as Jesse James and John Ireland as Bob Ford. Directed by Samuel Fuller in his debut behind the camera, it portrays the murder of Jesse James by Robert Ford and Robert Ford's life afterwards. The story is built around a fictional rivalry between Ford and his eventual killer Edward O’Kelley (called John in the film) over a woman.

^ EZRA GOODMAN (February 28, 1965). "Low-Budget Movies With POW!: Most fans never heard of director Sam Fuller, but to some film buffs he has real class. Low-Budget Movies". The New York Times. p. SM42.
^ Schallert, E. (December 21, 1948). "Ethel barrymore will play second grandma; foreign deal unusual". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165905835.

[times-1] EZRA GOODMAN (February 28, 1965). "Low-Budget Movies With POW!: Most fans never heard of director Sam Fuller, but to some film buffs he has real class. Low-Budget Movies". The New York Times. p. SM42.

[lippert-2] Schallert, E. (December 21, 1948). "Ethel barrymore will play second grandma; foreign deal unusual". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165905835.

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