The Long Riders (1980) and Jesse James (1939)
Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 07:09AM
Catherine Savard

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long%20riders%20gang.jpgJesse James was the stuff of legends. Folk legend and screen legend, the legacy lives on. "The Long Riders" renders an updated, "gritty" treatment on film of the American Robin Hood legend.

Read the full entry from the archives here. "The Long Riders" was originally paired with the 1939 version of the Jesse James tale on TVOntario's Saturday Night at the Movies.

 

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