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I Shot Jesse James   1949         N/R, 81 min. Genre: Western / Drama / Romance Director: Samuel Fuller   Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Kilian, Barbara Woodell, Tom Tyler, Tommy Noonan, Byron Foulger, Margia Dean, Eddie Dunn, Jeni Le Gon, Phillip Pine, Robin Short   In Samuel Fuller's directorial debut, he puts together a dark, fictionalized tale of Bob Ford (John Ireland) who killed his friend Jesse James (Reed Hadley) for the reward money. As a result, he loses his girlfriend Cynthy (Barbara Britton), is reduced to making money by acting out his killing in bars, and finally must run from would-be killers who seek to kill the man who killed Jesse James. Cast Preston Foster John Kelley Barbara Britton Cynthy Waters John Ireland Bob Ford Reed Hadley Jesse James J. Edward Bromberg Harry Kane Victor Kilian Soapy Barbara Woodell Mrs. Zee James Tom Tyler Frank James Tommy Noonan Charles Ford Byron Foulger Room Clerk Margia Dean Saloon Singer Eddie Dunn Joe the Bartender Jeni Le Gon Veronica Phillip Pine Man in Saloon Robin Short Troubadour