The Return of Frank James
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83% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Crime, History, Western Music director David Buttolph Country United States | 6.7/10 IMDb Director Fritz Lang Film series Frank and Jesse James Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date August 16, 1940 (1940-08-16) Writer Sam Hellman (original screenplay) Cast Henry Fonda (Frank James), Gene Tierney (Eleanor Stone), Jackie Cooper (Clem), Henry Hull (Major Rufus Cobb), John Carradine (Bob Ford), J. Edward Bromberg (George Runyan (also as J.Edward Bromberg))Similar movies The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford , American Outlaws , Frank & Jesse , The Long Riders , The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid , Jesse James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Return of Frank James is a 1940 western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film Jesse James. Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Frank James following the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse James at the hands of the Ford brothers. The film is universally considered historically inaccurate, but was a commercial success and is notable as being the first motion picture for the actress Gene Tierney, who plays a reporter for the newspaper The Denver Star.
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Premise
After the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse (played in the earlier film by Tyrone Power), Frank James (Henry Fonda) seeks revenge on his killers, Bob and Charlie Ford (John Carradine and Charles Tannen).
Cast
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved The Return of Frank James in 2000.
References
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