Frank James along with other actors playing the same characters as they had in Jesse James, was released in 1940. The film was on continuous release in the United States for more than 15 years. The film was reissued in March 1946 and was released for a fourth time in July 1951. By May 1954, it had played over 52,000 bookings in the United States and Canada. A remake was directed by Nicholas Ray in 1957, The True Story of Jesse James. Animal cruelty The film gained a measure of notoriety for a scene in which a horse falls to its death down a rocky slope toward the end of the film. This scene was one of many cited by the American Humane Association against Hollywood's abuse of animals, and led to the association's monitoring of filmmaking. However, according to Leonard Mosley's biography Zanuck: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's last Tycoon, none of "the horses [had] been injured. Under Zanuck's direction, a short distance down the cliff, on a conveniently broad platform, the unit roper had arranged a soft landing for the horses." The most difficult riding stunts were performed for high fees by Cliff Lyons who doubled both costars. See also List of American films of 1939 References External links 1930s biographical films 1930s color films 1930s historical films 1939 Western (genre) films 1939 films 20th Century Fox films American Western (genre) films American biographical films American historical films Animal cruelty incidents in film Biographical films about Jesse James Cultural depictions of Jesse James Films about bank robbery Films directed by Henry King Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Films scored by Louis Silvers Films set in the 1870s Films set in the 1880s Films with screenplays by Nunnally Johnson James–Younger Gang Revisionist Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films