Alias Jesse James Overview:

Alias Jesse James (1959) was a Comedy - Western Film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and produced by Bob Hope.

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Hope stars as a mild-mannered life insurance agent holding Jesse James's policy, sent to the Wild West by his company to protect the outlaw from hired guns. Things get fun when James decides to collect on his own policy by setting Hope up as himself. This farcical spoof on Western flicks is loaded with star cameos.

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The climactic gunfight features cameos by Bing Crosby and surprise appearances by actors who, at the time, were starring or had recently starred in extremely popular Western television series (such as Maverick, The Roy Rogers Show, Annie Oakley) and Western movies such as High Noon (Gary Cooper). They appeared playing the same roles that they had played on their shows.
Final cinema film of James Arness.
The last period film made by Bob Hope. The rest of his films were contemporary comedies.
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