Top billed cast

1. 

   Preston Foster

   John Kelley

2. 

   Barbara Britton

   Cynthy Waters

3. 

   John Ireland

   Bob Ford

4. 

   Reed Hadley

   Jesse James

5. 

   J. Edward Bromberg

   Harry Kane

6. 

   Victor Kilian

   Soapy

7. 

   Tom Tyler

   Frank James

8. 

   Tommy Noonan

   Charles Ford

9. 

   Eddie Dunn

   Joe, Silver King Bartender

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2015-07-25

This Bob Has No Hope.

Sam Fuller's first film direction is a version of what happened to Robert Ford (John Ireland), the man who famously killed his friend - Jesse James (Reed Hadley).

Taking up the basic elements of the real life story, Fuller keeps the narrative tight whilst ensuring the complexities of the main characters come to the fore. All the quirks and peccadilloes of the human condition are explored (the detail of Ford's torments and troubles superbly told), which is something of a rarity for a late 1940s "B" standard Western. The use of close-ups are to purposely highlight the...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• saloon
• killing
• outlaw
• jesse james
• reward
• pardon
• st. louis, missouri
• 19th century
• western noir