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Jesse James Under the Black Flag
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels
Directed by Franklin B. Coates

Cast: Jesse James Jr. [himself; and Jesse James (Sr.)], Diana Reed [Lucille James, the daughter of Jesse James Jr.], Jack Neil [Robert Standing, Lucille’s sweetheart], Harry Hall [Charles William Quantrell], Marguerite Hungerford [Zee Mimms, Mrs. Jesse James], F.G. McCabe [Bloody Bill Anderson], Sunshine Baker [Mrs. Sam Clifton], Ralph Johnson [Judge Bowman], Hortense Espey [Mrs. Bowman], Jack Wall [Captain Arch Clements], Mrs. Cart [Jesse’s mother], William Baker [Jesse’s stepfather], Frances Coffrey [Susan, Jesse’s sister], Franklin B. Coates [himself]

Mesco Pictures production. / Scenario by Franklin B. Coates. Set design by Edgar Keller. Assistant director, William H. Grimes. Cinematography by Frank Zucker. / Released March 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / This film was edited together with Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921) and rereleased in the early 1930s as Jesse James Under the Black Flag.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists [of the 1930s rerelease version].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Criminals: Jesse James

Listing updated: 30 December 2024.

References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 177 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.