''Jesse James Rides Again'' is a 1947 American

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Plot

Gunfighter Jesse James is framed for a Missouri bank job and murder by a black-cowled outlaw gang, known as "The Black Raiders". Unable to clear his name, him and companion Steve Lane, whose father was murdered during the bank robbery, flee to escape the posse. They ride into a town where they receive shelter from Ann Bolton and her elderly father, Sam Bolton, whose ranch is being regularly attacked by The Black Raiders. The same gang are led by Frank Lawton, who in turn had been hired by James Clark, a businessman. Through him, The Black Raiders attempt to drive the Boltons and other farmers off their land because of localized oil reserves in the area.

Cast

Clayton Moore Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the sa ...

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...

Linda Stirling Linda Stirling (born Louise Schultz; October 11, 1921 – July 20, 1997) was an American showgirl, model, and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades. She is most famous ...

as Ann Bolton. It was during filming of this serial that Linda Stirling met her future husband Sloane Nibley. *

Roy Barcroft Roy Barcroft (born Howard Harold Ravenscroft; September 7, 1902 – November 28, 1969) was an American character actor famous for playing villains in B-Westerns and other genres. From 1937 to 1957, he appeared in more than 300 films for R ...

as Frank Lawton *

John Compton Sir John George Melvin Compton, (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first Prime Minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton se ...

as Steve Lane * Tristram Coffin as James Clark *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Sam Bolton * Holly Bane as Tim *

Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...

as Farmer Wilkie

Production

''Jesse James Rides Again'' was budgeted at $149,967 although the final

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was $180,497 (a $30,530, or 20.4%, overspend). It was filmed between January 10 and February 5, 1947. The serial's production number was 1696. This was one of only four 13-chapter serials to be released by Republic. Three of the four were released in 1947, the only original serials released in that year. The fourth serial of the year was a re-release of the 15-chapter, 1941 serial ''

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''. This marked the first time Republic had re-released a serial to add to their first run serial releases.

Stunts

* Tom Steele as

(doubling Clayton Moore) *

Dale Van Sickel Dale Harris Van Sickel (November 29, 1907 – January 25, 1977) was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years. ...

as Frank Lawton/James Clark (doubling Roy Barcroft & Tristram Coffin)

Special Effects

Special effects were created by the

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Release

Theatrical

''Jesse James Rides Agains official release date is 2 August 1947, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. The serial was re-released on 28 March 1955 between the first runs of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Chapter titles

# The Black Raiders (20 min) # Signal for Action (13 min 20 s) # The Stacked Deck (13 min 20 s) # Concealed Evidence (13 min 20 s) # The Corpse of Jesse James (13 min 20 s) # The Traitor (13 min 20 s) # Talk or Die! (13 min 20 s) # Boomerang (13 min 20 s) # The Captured Raider (13 min 20 s) – a re-cap chapter # The Revealing Torch (13 min 20 s) # The Spy (13 min 20 s) # Black Gold (13 min 20 s) # Deadline at Midnight (13 min 20 s) _Source:

References

External links

* * {{Republic serials 1947 films 1947 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Biographical films about Jesse James 1940s English-language films Republic Pictures film serials Films directed by Fred C. Brannon Films directed by Thomas Carr American Western (genre) films Revisionist Western (genre) films 1940s American films