The Return of Frank James (1940)

Directed by

Fritz Lang

Genre

Western film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 142 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Western sequel following Frank James after his brother Jesse is killed. He seeks vengeance against the men who shot Jesse, while being pursued by lawmen and a female reporter.

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What happens

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. It was the first motion picture for the actress Gene Tierney, who plays a reporter for the newspaper The Denver Star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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