Jesse James Under the Black Flag

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Jesse James Under the Black Flag
Directed byFranklin B. Coates
Written byFranklin B. Coates
Produced byMesco Pictures
Distributed byGrapevine Video
Release date
  • March 1921 (1921-03)
Running time
69 min
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Jesse James Under the Black Flag is a 1921 American silent Western film directed and written by Franklin B. Coates. [1] It is about the bandit Jesse James, [2] who is portrayed by his son Jesse James Jr. [3]

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It is the prequel of Jesse James as the Outlaw , both released the same year and featured in theaters. [4]

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References

  1. Boggs, Johnny D. (January 10, 2014). Jesse James and the Movies. McFarland Publishing. p. 32. ISBN   9780786484966.
  2. Di Silvestre, Giovanni (November 8, 2018). "Focus Western. Jesse James "wanted hero" e bandito-icona". Barbadillo (in Italian). Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. Fanebust, Wayne (March 20, 2018). Chasing Frank and Jesse James: The Bungled Northfield Bank Robbery and the Long Manhunt. McFarland Publishing. p. 212. ISBN   9781476670676.
  4. Slatta, Richard W. (2001). The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture . ABC-CLIO. p.  187. ISBN   9781576071519.