- In the saloon scene, the "minstrel" was singing a memorial to Jesse James. The lyrics to that "song" no one person ever claimed to have written. The poem that was developed from the written lyrics of this song became "The Ballad of Jesse James".
- Movie Goof (anachronisms): When Robert Ford is working in the general store, a bicycle leans against the wall. It's supposed a Highwheel, Ordinary, or Pennyfarthing bike. However, it's a contemporary model, intended for use by circus and parade riders, and only superficially similar to a period bike.
- The debate rages on as to whether Bob Ford used a Smith & Wesson No. 3 - either the .45 caliber "Schofield" or the New Model .44 Russian - or a Colt Single-Action Army (aka "Peacemaker") in .45 caliber, to kill Jesse James. Many of the primary sources are contradictory to one another - Ford surrendered a nickel plated No. 3 S&W at the time of his arrest shortly after the killing, yet later claimed he had used (and is seen holding in a famous photo) a .45 Colt. Whatever the truth may be, both versions are presented in the movie in a unique way. In the film, Ford uses the nickel-plated S&W, which Ford claimed was a gift from Jesse (who is reported to have favored the No. 3) to commit the killing, yet he later uses the .45 Colt Single Action in he and his brother Charley's stage re-enactment of the event.
- Movie Goof (plot holes): At the end of the film, we see Robert Ford in his saloon / dance hall, Ford's Exchange, which is an actual building. When he is shot soon after by Edward O'Kelley, again in his own establishment, it is suddenly a tent saloon. Perhaps due to editing, it is not explained that this is a temporary location Ford operated out of while waiting to rebuild the dance hall seen earlier - it had been destroyed in a fire that ravaged Creede, Colorado's downtown area three days before Ford was killed.
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