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April 3, 1882: Jesse James is at home when he meets his end ...
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| That picture's crooked. Hang on a moment while I straighten it. | |
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| Not so fast, Jesse. Yer outlawin' days are through. I'm collectin' that reward money! | |
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Today scholars and conspiracy theorists debate the circumstances of his death.
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| James was a Confederate who was killed in April by a guy named Ford. | |
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| Lincoln fought the Confederates and was killed in April in a theatre called Ford's. Odd, no? | |
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Until one film critic puts it all together ...
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| Hitchcock's 1951 "Strangers on a Train" is based on the real-life story of the meeting of the two assassins. | |
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| This realism and the absence of Russell Crowe are why it is still considered a classic today. | |
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