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The Return of Frank James: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull. Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
Language. English. 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 ...
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Summaries. Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse. Frank James, the brother of Jesse James, has been laying low, living as a farmer and taking care of Clem, the son of one of the members of the James gang.
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 47% Audience Score 250+ Ratings When Jesse James's murderers are set free, his brother Frank vows revenge and, accompanied by his gang, sets out to track them down....
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In Denver, Frank and Clem fabricate the story of Frank's demise, which is picked up by aspiring young newspaper reporter Eleanor Stone and printed in her father's paper. Meanwhile, Frank tracks down the Fords and in a frantic pursuit, Charlie Ford falls from a cliff and dies.
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.
