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Removing real-life aversions from No Animals Were Harmed


* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Notably averted when a blindfolded horse was ridden off a cliff to its death to film a scene towards the end. ''Jesse James'' was one of many films cited for animal cruelty by the American Humane Association, leading to the creation of its film division (the trademark holder on the phrase "no animals were harmed").
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* EndingMemorialService: Zee is dressed in black, and Maj. Rufus Cobb waxes poetic about Jesse standing up to the railroad.
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* ForceFeeding: Before the James and Frank escape, McCoy is forced to eat the agreement he signed offering James a light sentence if he surrendered.

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* ForceFeeding: Before the James and Frank escape, McCoy [=McCoy=] is forced to eat the agreement he signed offering James a light sentence if he surrendered.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: McCoy has Jesse in jail, but Frank has promised to break him out if he isn't released by midnight. So what does McCoy do? He recruits every able-bodied man in town and has them deputized, including two members of the James gang.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: McCoy [=McCoy=] has Jesse in jail, but Frank has promised to break him out if he isn't released by midnight. So what does McCoy [=McCoy=] do? He recruits every able-bodied man in town and has them deputized, including two members of the James gang.



* TheOathBreaker: The marshall (Wright), the judge (Rankin), and the railway boss (McCoy) promise Jesse a light sentence if he surrenders. After Jesse surrenders, McCoy brings in the army to override Wright and a higher-ranking judge to override Rankin. Then he pursues the death penalty for Jesse.
* RailroadBaron: McCoy, the railway boss, is this in spades.

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* TheOathBreaker: The marshall (Wright), the judge (Rankin), and the railway boss (McCoy) ([=McCoy=]) promise Jesse a light sentence if he surrenders. After Jesse surrenders, McCoy [=McCoy=] brings in the army to override Wright and a higher-ranking judge to override Rankin. Then he pursues the death penalty for Jesse.
* RailroadBaron: McCoy, [=McCoy=], the railway boss, is this in spades.

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* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Notably averted when a blindfolded horse was ridden off a cliff to its death. This was one of many films cited for animal cruelty by the American Humane Association, leading to the creation of its film division (the trademark holder on the phrase "no animals were harmed").

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* DeterminedHomesteader: Several meet at the James home, trying to figure out how to stand up against Barshee and the railroad.
* FolkHero: Jesse is this in universe. When he and Zee go to the church to get married, the gang interrupts the church service at gunpoint. It turns out that the pastor and congregation are all too happy to help the gang that is fighting the railroad.
* ForceFeeding: Before the James and Frank escape, McCoy is forced to eat the agreement he signed offering James a light sentence if he surrendered.
* GentlemanThief: The James gang is portrayed as this when they first rob a train, stealing only cash and insisting that the passengers keep their jewelry. They encourage the passengers to sue the railroad to recover their losses, since the robbery is "the railroad's fault".
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: McCoy has Jesse in jail, but Frank has promised to break him out if he isn't released by midnight. So what does McCoy do? He recruits every able-bodied man in town and has them deputized, including two members of the James gang.
* ISurrenderSuckers: Jesse is in jail, and Frank has promised to break him out if he isn't released by midnight. Frank is caught by two of the newly recruited deputies and brought to the jail. But the two deputies are members of the James gang, and help Frank and Jesse escape.
* JustLikeRobinHood: At least initially, the James gang targets the railroad and its related business dealings.
* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Notably averted when a blindfolded horse was ridden off a cliff to its death. This death to film a scene towards the end. ''Jesse James'' was one of many films cited for animal cruelty by the American Humane Association, leading to the creation of its film division (the trademark holder on the phrase "no animals were harmed").harmed").
* NoSell: We've seen Barshee offer to shake hands with homesteaders that refuse to sell, only to use the handshake to pull them off balance so they fall in front of his thugs for a brutal beating. When he tries the same trick on Frank, Frank quickly reacts by punching Barshee hard enough to knock him down.
* TheOathBreaker: The marshall (Wright), the judge (Rankin), and the railway boss (McCoy) promise Jesse a light sentence if he surrenders. After Jesse surrenders, McCoy brings in the army to override Wright and a higher-ranking judge to override Rankin. Then he pursues the death penalty for Jesse.
* RailroadBaron: McCoy, the railway boss, is this in spades.
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[[caption-width-right:200:SAGA OF A LAWLESS ERA!]]
''Jesse James'' is a 1939 American [[TheWestern Western]] film directed by Creator/HenryKing and starring Creator/TyronePower, Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/NancyKelly, and Creator/RandolphScott. Written by Creator/NunnallyJohnson, the film is loosely based on the life of UsefulNotes/JesseJames, the outlaw from whom the film derives its name. The supporting cast features Creator/HenryHull, Creator/JohnCarradine, Creator/BrianDonlevy, Creator/JaneDarwell and Creator/LonChaneyJr.

Barshee, a railroad representative, forces farmers to sell their land for only $1 per acre (much less than fair price). When he comes to the home of Frank and Jesse James, their mother refuses and the brothers come to her defense. After they chase Barshee and his thugs off the property, arrest warrants are issued for Frank and Jesse, who flee. The brothers learn that Barshee is responsible for the death of their mother and Jesse kills him in revenge. This begins Frank and Jesse's career as outlaws.

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!! This film provides examples of:
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The British Channel 4 website described it as being "notorious for its historical inaccuracy."
* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Notably averted when a blindfolded horse was ridden off a cliff to its death. This was one of many films cited for animal cruelty by the American Humane Association, leading to the creation of its film division (the trademark holder on the phrase "no animals were harmed").
* RunningGag: Maj. Rufus Cobb, a newspaper editor and the uncle of Jesse's love interest, often dictates editorials to his typesetters. They're all essentially identical, changing only the group of people preventing "law and order in the West".
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