Jesse James Under the Black Flag

1921 film

March 1921 (1921-03)

Running time

69 minCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
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]

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

Cast

Jesse James Jr. as Jesse James
Franklin B. Coates as himself
Harry Hoffman as Cole Younger
James Neill as Robert Standing
Diana Reed as Lucille James, daughter of Jesse James Jr.
Jack Neil as Robert Standing, Lucille's Sweetheart
Harry Hall as Charles William Quantrell
Marguerite Hungerford as Zee Mimms, Mrs. Jesse James
F.G. McCabe as Bloody Bill Anderson
Dan Paterson as Murdock
Sunshine Baker as Mrs. Sam Clifton
Ralph Johnson as Judge Bowman
Hortense Espey as Mrs. Bowman
Jack Wall as Captain Arch Clements
Mrs. Cart as Jesse's Mother
William Baker as Jesse's Step-Father
Frances Coffrey as Susan, Jesse's Sister
Elmo Red Fox as Chief Red Fox

References

^ Boggs, Johnny D. (January 10, 2014). Jesse James and the Movies. McFarland Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9780786484966.
^ Di Silvestre, Giovanni (November 8, 2018). "Focus Western. Jesse James "wanted hero" e bandito-icona". Barbadillo (in Italian). Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ 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.
^ Slatta, Richard W. (2001). The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 187. ISBN 9781576071519.