Alias jesse james bob hope rhonda fleming wendell corey 1960 the outlaw wendell corey tries to kill an insurance agent bob hope who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy. And when jesse learns that milfords boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as jesse, and. Hilarious bob hope movie with lots of laughs and a few cameos at the end. With bob hope, rhonda fleming, wendell corey, gloria talbott, jim davis, will wright, mary.
Milford farnsworth bob hope is a life insurance man who sells a policy to the outlaw jesse james. In the inevitable shootout with the james gang, hope is helped out by several famous westerners, including gary cooper, roy rogers, gene autry, james maverick garner, and even tonto jay. This leads to his boss telling him to shadow jesse to keep him alive so the company doesnt need to pay out the money, thus destroying the company. Bob hope plays a 19thcentury insurance agent whose miserable sales record prompts his boss to send him out west, where he can supposedly do little harm.
And when jesse learns that milfords boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as jesse, and collect on the policy. The great missouri raid is a 1951 american western film directed by gordon douglas and written by frank gruber. Alias jesse james is a 1959 american western comedy film directed by norman z. This is a clip from the 1959 movie alias jesse james starring bob hope. Alias jesse james 1959 stream and watch online moviefone. But when james latest scheme pairs the patsy with the bandit. The film was released on february 15, 1951, by paramount pictures cast. Bob hope and rhonda fleming sign a black and white publicity photograph of a scene from their movie alias jesse james. Alias jesse james 1959 bob hope original united artists. Enjoyed this very funny western film with bob hope, milford farnsworth starring as a life insurance salesman who sells a policy to jesse james, wendell corey the famous gangster cowboy. Insurance salesman milford farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw jesse james.
Alias jesse james 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Going west to protect his client, hope is set up as. Thats okay because the best george custer movie is fort apache, which isnt about the boy general if you want to get down to real jesse movies, the sad state of affairs is that for one of the most successful outlaws in old west history, jesses film career has been a mixed bag. Milford farnsworth bob hope is an incompetent, naive insurance agent who sells life insurance. Alias jesse james 1959 for alias jesse james 1959, his third venture into western spoofery after the paleface 1948, and son of paleface 1952, bob hope got extra mileage by casting a dozen or so of the most popular tv western stars of the day in unbilled cameo appearances as the characters from their shows. Jesse wendell corey hopes to switch identities with the hapless agent in hopes farnsworth is killed and jesse can collect the money. When milford sells a large life insurance policy to t. Watch alias jesse james full movie free on tubi tv. Milford farnsworth hope is a bumbling insurance agent who unknowingly sells a life insurance policy to the outlaw jesse james wendell corey. Milford farnsworth bob hope is a life insurance man who sells a. The film stars wendell corey, macdonald carey, ellen drew, ward bond, bruce bennett, bill williams and anne revere. An incompetent insurance salesman sells a policy to.
Jesse wendell corey hopes to switch identities with the hapless agent in. Alias jesse james movie cast autographed signed photograph cosigned by. Funny film as bob hope portrays insurance salesman milford farnsworth. This is the final shootout scene with cameos by gary cooper, bing crosby, roy rogers, james arness, james garner and more. James, a young man who says hes wellknown, the broker thinks he has made a killing. Similar movies to alias jesse james blazing saddles a town where everyone seems to be named johnson is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, hedley lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alias jesse james near you. Alias jesse james 1959 changes the movie database tmdb.
Fess parker in alias jesse james 1959 wendell corey and jim davis in. Released 1959, alias jesse james stars bobhope, rhondafleming, wendellcorey, jimdavis the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Studio scenes were filmed at paramount studios in hollywood. Alias jesse james 1959 bob hope original united artists photo q200 alias jesse james 1959 with bob hope. Alias jesse james 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With bob hope, rhonda fleming, wendell corey, gloria talbott. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by jesse. Alias jesse james 1959 movie clip these gigantic companies seems like major insurance firms had input for the opening narration, all of which sets up star bob hope as a bumbling 1880 s insurance salesman, whose boss will wright decides his time is up, in the comic western alias jesse james. Milford farnswoth also follows jesse james west to see that jesse stays alive. The interesting thing about alias jesse james is that it approaches its topic from a comedic point of view. Watch alias jesse james now on your favorite device.
Style a previously folded, fold wear, some fold separation, some wrinkling and scuffing throughout, slight staining along borders, pinholes in corners sections, some edge wear, small tears on left and right borders and. Alias jesse james cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. And when jesse learns that milfords boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have milford get killed in the robbery while. Hope plays an insurance man named milford farnsworth. Ward bond, gary cooper, bob hope, rhonda fleming, wendell corey, gloria talbott, jim davis, will wright, mary young, mickey finn, norman z. Alias jesse james is an english movie directed by norman z. Shop for alias jesse james movie cast related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and. The movie is a 1959 comedy starring bob hope and rhonda fleming. Being a baby boomer i watched a lot of tv and movie westerns growing up.
As wendell corey, who portrays james asks, whats a milford farnsworth. This movie had bob hope, rhonda fleming in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. It has a great ending with various old cowboy stars helping bob out. The reel, not real, jesse james in film true west magazine. The 2007 mgm movie legends dvd release of the film includes all of the cameos. Rent alias jesse james 1959 starring bob hope and rhonda fleming on dvd and bluray. It does get a little too silly at times, and the story is predictable, but if youre a fan of his, like i am. Alias jesse james 1959 part 12 bob hope, rhonda fleming. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Eastern insurance man hope takes out a policy on corey, not knowing that he is the famous outlaw. When a life insurance salesman sells a policy to the notorious criminal, jesse james, he must protect his client until he can get his money back.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Among them were james arness gunsmoke, ward bond wagon train, gail davis. Jesse james born 5 september, 1847 is a sample thief best known for working with a few of the biggest youtubers like jesse wellens prankvsprank and lewis. Alias jesse james cast and crew cast photos and info. Jesse james meets frankensteins daughter 1966 the outlaws is coming 1965 arizona raiders 1965 bronco, shadow of jesse james 1960 young jesse james 1960 alias jesse james 1959 cole younger, gunfighter 1958 quantrills raiders 1958 the true story of jesse james 1957 hells crossroads 1957 jesse james vs. James, however, parries farnsworths attempts with ease, robbing and humiliating him. Alias jesse james 1959 vintage original movie poster u. Farnsworth is sent out west to protect the insurance companys investment by protecting james. Foolish life insurance salesman milford farnsworth bob hope commits his biggest blunder yet when he unwittingly offers a sixfigure policy to notorious gunslinger jesse james wendell corey. Alias jesse james is a 1959 comedy western movie starring bob hope. Alias jesse james 1959 cast and crew foolish life insurance salesman milford farnsworth bob hope commits his biggest blunder yet when he unwittingly offers a sixfigure policy to notorious.
Rhonda fleming and bob hope star in the 1959 comedic western from united artists, alias jesse james, partially filmed at the jauregui ranch in placerita canyon. Alias jesse james lobby card original film posters. Aubrey and bert lawrence, the film is about an outlaw who tries to kill an insurance agent who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy. Realizing the risk, the company sends farnsworth to make the agreement null and void. Jesse james tries to kill insurance agent milford farnsworth, who. Watch alias jesse james 1959 full movie free streaming.