Young Jesse James

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Young Jesse James
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Directed by William F. Claxton
Screenplay by Orville H. Hampton
Jerry Sackheim
Produced by Jack Leewood
Starring Ray Stricklyn
Willard Parker
Merry Anders
Robert Dix
Emile Meyer
Jacklyn O'Donnell
CinematographyCarl Berger
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music by Irving Gertz [1]
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 2, 1960 (1960-08-02)
[2]
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Young Jesse James is a 1960 American Western film directed by William F. Claxton and written by Orville H. Hampton and Jerry Sackheim. The film stars Ray Stricklyn, Willard Parker, Merry Anders, Robert Dix, Emile Meyer and Jacklyn O'Donnell. The film was released on August 2, 1960, by 20th Century Fox. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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