The Great Jesse James Raid

The Great Jesse James Raid is a 1953 American Ansco Color Western film directed by Reginald LeBorg and starring Willard Parker, Barbara Payton, and Tom Neal.^[1][2][3] This was the only film for Tom Neal and Barbara Payton to co-star together, as their ill-famed love affair essentially derailed the movie careers of both of them.

The Great Jesse James Raid
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Reginald LeBorg
Written by	Richard H. Landau
Produced by	Robert L. Lippert
Starring	Willard Parker Barbara Payton Tom Neal
Cinematography	Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Music by	Bert Shefter
Production company	Jezebel Productions
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	July 17, 1953 (1953-07-17) (United States)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film marked the production debut of Robert L. Lippert's son.^[4]

Plot

Famous outlaw and bank robber Jesse James is lured from his comfortable retirement in St. Joseph, Missouri, to commit one more robbery to retrieve gold from an abandoned mine in Colorado, but the affair will go wrong.^[5][6]

Cast

• Willard Parker as Jesse James
• Barbara Payton as Kate
• Tom Neal as Arch Clements
• Wallace Ford as Elias Hobbs
• Jim Bannon as Bob Ford
• James Anderson as Johnny Dorette
• Richard H. Cutting as Sam Wells
• Barbara Woodell as Zee James