Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James (1959)

Look who they gave a gun!

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have Milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as Jesse, and collect on the policy.

Date of release
1959-03-20
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (30)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Western
Director
Norman Z. McLeod

Casting

Interesting facts

Alias Jesse James is a 1959 American Western comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming. Based on a story by Robert St. Aubrey and Bert Lawrence, the film is about an outlaw who tries to kill an insurance agent who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy. Costumes by Edith Head.

Production

William Bowers wrote the script with Bud Beauchamp based on a story that Bob Hope owned. They wrote it in four weeks.

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