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The Return of Frank James (1940)

August 10, 1940 (US) Western • 92m

Overview

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Director

Fritz Lang

Writer

Sam Hellman

Top Billed

Henry Fonda

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda

Frank James

Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney

Eleanor Stone

Henry Hull
Henry Hull

Major Rufus Cobb

Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins

Station Agent

Charles Tannen
Charles Tannen

Charlie Ford

Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan

Randolph Stone

Edward McWade
Edward McWade

Colonel Jackson

Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper

Nellie Blane

Bob Battier
Bob Battier

Frank James in Play (uncredited)

A.S. Byron
A.S. Byron

Train Engineer (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps

Deputy (uncredited)

Rube Dalroy
Rube Dalroy

Juror (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr

Reporter (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll
Tex Driscoll

Play Spectator (uncredited)

Edmund Elton
Edmund Elton

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Budd Fine
Budd Fine

Deputy (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler
Almeda Fowler

Mrs. Edna Stone (uncredited)

Slim Gaut
Slim Gaut

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee

Reporter (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Nelson McDowell
Nelson McDowell

Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie

Old Man on Rocker (uncredited)

Lew Meehan
Lew Meehan

Bailiff (uncredited)

Frank Melton
Frank Melton

Reporter (uncredited)

Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris

Denver Detective (uncredited)

James C. Morton
James C. Morton

Liberty Bartender (uncredited)

Hattie Noel
Hattie Noel

Denver House Chambermaid (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Denver House Bartender (uncredited)

Tex Phelps
Tex Phelps

Front-Row Play Spectator (uncredited)

Russ Powell
Russ Powell

Juror (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall
Allen D. Sewall

Old Timer (uncredited)

Cap Somers
Cap Somers

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel
Dale Van Sickel

Reporter (uncredited)

Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo

Eleanor's Maid (uncredited)

Crew
George Barnes
George Barnes

Director of Photography

Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Sam Hellman
Sam Hellman

Screenplay

Richard Day
Richard Day

Art Direction

Wiard B. Ihnen
Wiard B. Ihnen

Art Direction

Louis Hippe
Louis Hippe

Makeup Artist

Larry Chapman
Larry Chapman

Special Effects

Travis Banton
Travis Banton

Costume Design

Kenneth Macgowan
Kenneth Macgowan

Associate Producer

Hal Herman
Hal Herman

Assistant Director

Aaron Rosenberg
Aaron Rosenberg

Assistant Director

Ben Silvey
Ben Silvey

Production Manager

Collection

James Brothers Collection



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

April 4, 2022

Henry Hull's "Maj. Cobb" steals this rather unremarkable follow up to the previous year's much superior "Jesse James". This time, surviving brother Frank (Henry Fonda) hears that assassins Bob (John Carradine) and Charlie Ford (Charles Tannen) have been convicted of his brother's murder - but that they have been pardoned. He sets off to avenge this travesty but along the way finds himself and the young "Clem" (Jackie Cooper) involved in a bank ro… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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