First Films of Samuel Fuller, The

Aroview: Sam Fuller's directorial debut is I Shot Jesse James (1949), the tale of Robert Ford (John Ireland), a member of the James gang who shot their leader in the back in order to get a pardon from the government and marry an actress he was in love with.

The Baron of Arizona (1950) is based on the real-life story of James Addison Reavis (Vincent Price), who in the 1880s attempted one of the most audacious con jobs of all time: swindling the U.S. government out of the entire Arizona territory.

Made in the very early days of the conflict in Korea, The Steel Helmet (1951) is a visceral, cynical take on modern warfare from the vantage point of a returning soldier (Gene Evans) who was still weary from World War II when he got sucked into this new battle.