This Technicolor sequel to 1939’s Jesse James does without the services of the earlier film’s star Tyrone Power, who after all was shot dead by that “dirty little coward” Bob Ford (John Carradine). Repeating his portrayal of western outlaw Frank James, Henry Fonda is promoted to top billing here. As depicted by scenarist Sam Hellman, Frank has retired from his life of crime to become a peaceful farmer, though he has never given up his search for the treacherous Ford. The killer and his cohorts are eventually rounded up, but are pardoned due to political intervention. That’s when Frank slaps on six-guns once more to seek his own form of justice. Featured in the cast is Henry Hull as a top-of-his-lungs crusading newspaperman and Jackie Cooper as a headstrong young sprout who pays the ultimate price for his bullheadedness. Making her screen debut is Gene Tierney, in the role of an Eastern reporter who wants to tell Frank’s true story to the world., Western from film legend Fritz Lang with Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. Loosely based on the real life of Frank James following the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse James., The gunslinger comes out of retirement to hunt down his brother’s killer, who has been released after political intervention., Fritz Lang’s first western is a sequel to Henry King’s 1939 classic, in which Jesse James was shot in the back by the Ford brothers. His brother Frank, now a law-abiding farmer, is initially happy for the law to take its course, but when the killers are pardoned, he vows revenge. With his young sidekick Clem and newspaper reporter Eleanor Stone (Gene Tierney in her screen debut) in tow, he tracks the Fords down to a vaudeville show in which they reconstruct Jesse’s death., Vivid sequel to the 1939 western hit ‘Jesse James’. When Jesse James’s murderers are set free, his brother Frank vows revenge and, accompanied by his ward, sets out to track them down. To fund his manhunt, he robs an express office and is subsequently wrongly accused of the clerk’s murder. But a newspaper reporter is determined to find out the truth., Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse., Fritz Lang’s first western, a sequel to Henry King’s 1939 classic, Jesse James, is a superior revenge drama. Henry Fonda plays the former outlaw who’s rejected the life of crime to become a law-abiding farmer. But when brother Jesse’s murderers, are acquitted, he decides to take the law into his own hands.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Return of Frank James ” ?
A: The main cast includes Henry Fonda,Gene Tierney,Jackie Cooper,Henry Hull,John Carradine,J. Edward Bromberg,Donald Meek,Eddie Collins,George Barbier,Ernest Whitman,Charles Tannen,Lloyd Corrigan,Russell Hicks,Victor Kilian,Edward McWade,George Chandler,Budd Fine,Irving Bacon,Frank Shannon,Barbara Pepper,Louis Mason,Matthew “Stymie” Beard,William Pawley,Frank Sully,Davison Clark,Edmund Elton,Sherry Hall,Arthur Byron,A.S. Byron,Lee Phelps,James Morton,Lillian Yarbo,Milt Kibbee,Bob McKenzie,Hattie Noel,Adrian Morris,Almeda Fowler,Bob Battier,Milton Kibbee,Dale Van Sickel,James C. Morton,Frank Melton,Lester Dorr,Russell Powell,Kermit Maynard,Lew Meehan,Kernan Cripps,Russ Powell,Nelson McDowell,Travis Banton,George Barnes,William V. Skall,Richard Day,Sam Hellman,Wiard Ihnen,Thomas K. Little,Walter Thompson.
Q: When Did the “The Return of Frank James” Released?
A: The Movie “The Return of Frank James” originally aired on 1940-08-16 and released in the year of 1940.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Return of Frank James” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Return of Frank James” ?
A: “The Return of Frank James” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
