Bitter Heritage (1958)
A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles to return to the town which his father lived. His love interest is Elizabeth Montgomery.
- Date of release
- 1958-08-07
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Western
- Director
- Paul Wendkos
Casting
- Franchot Tone — Frank James
- Elizabeth Montgomery — Mary Brecker
- James Drury — Jesse James, Jr.
- Henry Hull — Old Henry
- Eva Le Gallienne — Grandma James
- Dayton Lummis — Colonel Brecker
- Strother Martin — Earle Eheeler
- Robert Middleton — Luke Crocker
- Denver Pyle — Sam Wheeler
- Russell Thorson — Sheriff Piets
Interesting facts
Bitter Heritage is a 1958 American TV movie directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Franchot Tone. It was originally written for Playhouse 90. The widow of Jesse James, Jr. lodged an injunction with Screen Gems claiming invasion of privacy. The court turned down the injunction.
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