But alias jesse james, the color film record of his latest mad dash into simulated untamed territory, which was unreeled at the astor on saturday, indicates that our once indefatigable hero or. Stone, hugh obrien, ward bond, james arness, roy rogers, fess parker, gail davis, gary cooper, jay silverheels, bing crosby. Milford farnsworth bob hope is a life insurance man who sells a policy to the outlaw jesse james. Milford farnsworth bob hope is an incompetent, naive insurance agent who sells life insurance. Alias jesse james 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Alias jesse james is a 1959 american western comedy film directed by norman z. Rhonda fleming and bob hope star in the 1959 comedic western from united artists, alias jesse james, partially filmed at the jauregui ranch in placerita canyon. Alias jesse james full full movie, alias jesse james full full movie streaming alias jesse james full movie engsub watch alias jesse james full english full movie online alias jesse james full. Bob plays a husband who is accidently connected to a bubble bath actress and later on is accused of murdering the girl. His parents lived in clay county missouri, where jesse and his two full siblings were born. Friends of the james farm this is the website for the james farm in kearney, missouri, where jesse james was born and raised.
Mcleod with bob hope, rhonda fleming, wendell corey, gloria talbott, year. United artists album p1jaae from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Foolish life insurance salesman milford farnsworth bob hope commits his biggest blunder yet when he unwittingly offers a sixfigure policy to notorious gunslinger jesse james wendell corey. Jesse james in film here is our working master list of films relating to the outlaw jesse james, starting with a 1909 silent film up to the 2007 brad pitt release. Only hope, one step from being given the boot and desperate to sell a policy, would sell one to jesse james.
Jesse wendell corey hopes to switch identities with the hapless agent in. Bob hope, rhonda fleming, wendell corey, gloria talbott, jim davis, will wright, mary young, mickey finn, bob gunderson, fred kohler jr. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Shop for alias jesse james movie cast related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. Alias jesse james is a 1959 comedy western movie starring bob hope. This website offers information about jesse james and his death in the jesse james house in st. In his efforts to get the policy back, hope finds himself being mistaken for jesse, which is all part of the. With several comedy westerns under his loosefitting gunbelt comic legend bob hope was a dab hand at. Alias jesse james 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Rent alias jesse james 1959 on dvd and bluray netflix. Jesse being the smart guy he is decides this has potentiality. Released 1959, alias jesse james stars bobhope, rhondafleming, wendellcorey, jimdavis the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The climax is good and many viewers will love the guests who come to hopes rescue.
Jesse james wendell corey tries to kill insurance agent milford farnsworth bob hope who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy. Alias jesse james 1959 stream and watch online moviefone. The best jesse james movie is 2000s ride with the devil, which isnt about jesse james. Alias jesse james bob hope plays his usual dimwitted cluck who in this film happens to be an insurance salesman. Studio scenes were filmed at paramount studios in hollywood.
Alias jesse james 1959 cast and crew foolish life insurance salesman milford farnsworth bob hope commits his biggest blunder yet when he unwittingly offers a sixfigure policy to notorious. Among them were james arness gunsmoke, ward bond wagon train, gail davis. Bob proceeded to make it even more stale by basically using all the same jokes from the two aforementioned movies, and giving a much more robotic performance. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by jesse. Alias jesse james nr, 1 hr 32 min classics, comedy, western. And when jesse learns that milfords 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. Realizing the risk, the company sends farnsworth to make the agreement null and void. Wendell corey is miscast as jesse james, which is a shame as it is a big role. Alias jesse james 1959 for alias jesse james 1959, his third venture into western spoofery after the paleface 1948, and son of paleface 1952, bob hope got extra mileage by casting a dozen or so of the most popular tv western stars of the day in unbilled cameo appearances as the characters from their shows. It has a great ending with various old cowboy stars helping bob out. Watch alias jesse james 1959 full movie free online.
But jessie wants to claim the insurance by killing bob hope. 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. Furious, his boss orders him to repurchase the policy. Bob hope plays a 19thcentury insurance agent whose miserable sales record prompts his boss to send him out west, where he can supposedly do little harm. Alias jesse james movie cast autographed signed photograph cosigned by.
And when jesse learns that milfords boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have milford get killed in the robbery while. He plays an insurance salesman who sells a life insurance policy to jesse james played by wendell corey and falls for jesses saloonsingergirlfriend played by the lovely rhonda fleming. This movie was tied up for years due to royalty rights since 11 cowboy stars of the late 50s appear in cameos helping bob hope in the final shootout. Alias jesse james is an english movie directed by norman z. Insurance salesman milford farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw jesse james. Bob hope has been an alltime favorite of mine and in this film he really knows how to get the laughs. Here is the fantastically funny and very fun gunfight finale from the 1959 film, alias jesse james, which starred the unlikely western duo bob hope and rhonda fleming. Alias jesse james bob hope rhonda fleming rare and. Jesse james this website provides information about the pbs american experience film about. When a life insurance salesman sells a policy to the notorious criminal, jesse james, he must protect his client until he can get his money back. Mcleod his last and starring bob hope and rhonda fleming. Robert james, jesses father, was a successful farmer who eventually helped found william jewell college located in liberty, missouri. Bob hope and rhonda fleming sign a black and white publicity photograph of a scene from their movie alias jesse james. This movie had bob hope, rhonda fleming in the lead roles of the film premise no data available.
It does get a little too silly at times, and the story is predictable, but if youre a fan of his, like i am. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alias jesse james near you. Jesse woodson james was born into a hardworking family. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at. Rent alias jesse james 1959 starring bob hope and rhonda fleming on dvd and bluray. Alias jesse james part 22 bob hope, rhonda fleming. Alias jesse james 1959 part 12 bob hope, rhonda fleming. Bob hope sold a insurance policy to jesse james, now he has to protect jessie.
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