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The Return of Frank James is a american film of genre Drama directed by Fritz Lang released in USA on 16 august 1940 with Henry Fonda
The Return of Frank James (1940)
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Add to a movie listThe 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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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).Actors
Henry Fonda
(Frank James)
Gene Tierney
(Eleanor Stone)
Jackie Cooper
(Clem)
Henry Hull
(Major Rufus Cobb)
John Carradine
(Bob Ford)
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