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Overall Rank: 7334
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 18
Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1940
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fritz Lang
Actors: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull, John Carradine, J. Edward Bromberg
Plot: Frank James, along with his young charge Clem, track down Bob and Charlie Ford when they learn of the cowardly murder of Jesse James. -- Chris Kavan
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Indyfreak - wrote on 04/19/2023
Sequel to the 1939 hit western 'Jesse James' that serves as a revenge story about his brother Frank (Henry Fonda). Kind of corny but I liked it better than the first movie. Hard to believe this was directed by Fritz Lang.
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"The Return Of Frank James" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 04/16/2012
This sequel to the 1939 Jesse James sees his brother Frank hunting down those responsible for his death. And I must say I've never seen such a bloodless warpath. We are are used to the way films can romanticise outlaws, but this one really takes the cake; Henry Fonda's Frank makes Robin Hood look like Charles Manson! The only crime he commits is a robbery (for very good reasons of course) and the of the men he is hunting, one (or rather the most unconvincing dummy in cinematic history!) falls off a cliff and the other dies before he gets a chance to shoot him. For most of the film Frank is far more interested in romancing Gene Tierney than revenge (although who could blame him for that...) Fritz Lang is clearly not comfortable with this genre; it all feels very static and the wishy washy …
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