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Bob Hope plays a 19th-century insurance agent whose miserable sales record prompts his boss to send him out West, where he can (supposedly) do little harm. Hope manages to sell a $100,000 life insurance policy--to outlaw Jesse James (Wendell Corey), one of the worst "risks" in history! In his efforts to get the policy back, Hope finds himself being mistaken for Jesse, which is all part of the outlaw's plan to get Hope killed and thereby collect the policy money himself. But with the help of beauteous Rhonda Fleming (the essentially honest beneficiary to Jesse's policy), Hope gains a reputation as a lightning-fast gunslinger. In the inevitable shoot-out 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 Silverheels).
Original Release
03/17/1959
US Release
03/17/1959
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Hope | Milford Farnsworth |
Rhonda Fleming | Cora Lee Collins |
Wendell Corey | Jesse James |
Gloria Talbott | Princess Irawanie |
Jim Davis | Frank James |
Will Wright | Titus Queasley |
Mary Young | 'Ma' James |
Mickey Finn | Tough #2 in Dirty Dog Saloon |
Bob Gunderson | James Gang Member |
Fred Kohler Jr. | James Gang Member |
Directors
Writers
Robert St. Aubrey, Bert Lawrence, William Bowers, Daniel B. Beauchamps
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Hope | Milford Farnsworth |
Rhonda Fleming | Cora Lee Collins |
Wendell Corey | Jesse James |
Gloria Talbott | Princess Irawanie |
Jim Davis | Frank James |
Will Wright | Titus Queasley |
Mary Young | 'Ma' James |
Mickey Finn | Tough #2 in Dirty Dog Saloon |
Bob Gunderson | James Gang Member |
Fred Kohler Jr. | James Gang Member |
Ethan Laidlaw | James Gang Member |
Glenn Strange | James Gang Member |
Richard Alexander | Jeremiah Cole |
James Arness | Marshal Matt Dillon |
Al Bain | Train Passenger |
Eddie Baker | Townsman |
Oliver Blake | Mortimer Hopelaw |
Phil Bloom | Train Passenger |
Ward Bond | Major Seth Adams |
Wally Brown | Dirty Dog Bartender |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bob Hope | Executive Producer |
Jack Hope | Producer |
Kent McCray | Producer |