Sunday, December 23, 2018

Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)


Columbia Pictures
Directed by William Castle
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Mill Creek)

A man who believes he is the son of Jesse James sets out to recruit the Dalton Gang to find out if his father is still alive. He baits them with the promise of a cut of a hidden stash of loot, the location of which was overheard by the woman he saves from the hangman's noose. The pair manage to goad the Dalton's to the remote hideout where James once lived, but the cash turns out to be worthless Confederate money. They summon a man who may or may not be the real Jesse James, who promises to help them rob a bank. Instead, he leads them to an ambush and shootout, while revealing his true identity. Hint: Jesse James is not in this movie. Originally shown in 3D, which will be obvious from the plethora of foreground objects and pointy things shoved in your face. 

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