''The James Brothers of Missouri'' is a 1949 American Republic

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Cast

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as Jesse James *

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as Peg Royer *

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as Ace Marlin * Patricia Knox as Belle Calhoun *

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as Monk Tucker

Production

''The James Brothers of Missouri'' was budgeted at $164,986 although the final

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was $164,757 (a $229, or 0.1%, under spend). It was filmed between 6 July and 27 July 1949. The serial's production number was 1705.

Stunts

* David Sharpe * Tom Steele *

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Special effects

Special effects created by the

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Release

Theatrical

''The James Brothers of Missouris official release date is 31 August 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.

Critical reception

William C. Cline, author of ''In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials'', dismisses this serial as a "quick warm-over" of the first two Jesse James serials.

Chapter titles

# Frontier Renegades (20min) # Racing Peril (13min 20s) # Danger Road (13min 20s) # Murder at Midnight (13min 20s) # Road to Oblivion (13min 20s) # Missouri Manhunt (13min 20s) # Hangman's Noose (13min 20s) # Coffin on Wheels (13min 20s) # Dead Man's Return (13min 20s) # Galloping Gunslingers (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter # The Haunting Past (13min 20s) # Fugitive's Code (13min 20s) _Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:James Brothers Of Missouri, The 1946 films 1949 Western (genre) films 1949 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 American Western (genre) films 1940s American films