| Jesse James Rides Again | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Fred C. Brannon Thomas Carr |
| Produced by | M. J. Frankovich |
| Written by | Franklin Adreon Basil Dickey Jesse Duffy Sol Shor |
| Starring | Clayton Moore Linda Stirling Roy Barcroft John Compton Tristram Coffin Tom London Holly Bane Edmund Cobb |
| Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 13 chapters / 180 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $149,967 (negative cost: $180,497)[1] |
Jesse James Rides Again (1947) is a Republic film serial.
Cast
- Clayton Moore as Jesse James
- Linda Stirling as Ann Bolton. It was during filming of this serial that Linda Stirling met her future husband Sloane Nibley.[2]
- Roy Barcroft as Frank Lawton
- John Compton as Steve Lane
- Tristram Coffin as James Clark
- Tom London as Sam Bolton
- Holly Bane as Tim
- Edmund Cobb as Farmer Wilkie
Production
Jesse James Rides Again was budgeted at $149,967 although the final negative cost was $180,497 (a $30,530, or 20.4%, overspend).[1]
It was filmed between January 10 and February 5, 1947.[1] The serial's production number was 1696.[1]
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 Jungle Girl. This marked the first time Republic had re-released a serial to add to their first run serial releases.[1]
Stunts
- Tom Steele as Jesse James (doubling Clayton Moore)
- Dale Van Sickel as Frank Lawton/James Clark (doubling Roy Barcroft & Tristram Coffin)
Special Effects
Special effects created by the Lydecker brothers.
Release
Theatrical
Jesse James Rides Again's official release date is 2 August 1947, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.[1]
The serial was re-released on 28 March 1955 between the first runs of Panther Girl of the Kongo and King of the Carnival.[1]
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)
See also
- Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948) – later Jesse James Serial
- The James Brothers of Missouri (1949) – later Jesse James Serial
- List of film serials by year
- List of film serials by studio
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 98–99. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "5. A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines)". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
- Jesse James Rides Again at IMDb
- Jesse James Rides Again at the TCM Movie Database
| Preceded by Son of Zorro (1947) | Republic Serial Jesse James Rides Again (1947) | Succeeded by The Black Widow (1947) |