Bob Hope is an incompetent life insurance salesman who finally sells a policy - to Jesse James! Understandably, his boss wants Mr. Hope to return the $100,000 to the outlaw; if necessary, Hope is ordered to die on the job. Hope, calling himself an "eligible bachelor", wishes that he had Jessie's girl - the pretty Rhonda Fleming, who sings. Wendell Corey plays the straight man Jesse James. Hope loses his shirt in a card game. "Alias Jesse James" is a one-joke comedy with a cute ending - it features a slew of western star cameos; they help Hope and Fleming in a shootout. Bing Crosby says, "This fella needs all the help he can get."
**** Alias Jesse James (3/20/59) Norman Z. McLeod ~ Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey
**** Alias Jesse James (3/20/59) Norman Z. McLeod ~ Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey