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The Return of Frank James (1940)

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

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Zoran S 29 Mar 2012

It's not really a straight-forward Western; it's more of psychological study with commentary about racism. Doesn't quite work as well as later Fritz :Lang but it's very good.

George D 10 Feb 2010

OK, but not great. Historically fairly inaccurate, and contains some cringeworthy over-acting, most particularly from Henry Hull as Major Cobb. Henry Fonda is miscast as Frank James - it is very difficult to believe that he is an outlaw. He just seems too "nice". Still, it is fairly entertaining and gripping. Gene Tierney lights up the screen. For a good movie on the murder of Jesse James and an accurate portrayal of the demise of Robert Ford rather watch "The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford" (2007).

Blake P 04 Nov 2010

I watched this just so to see a Lang western, but it was largely unimpressive. Fonda is fine, but Gene Tierney will be better in a few years. The railway policeman was probably the worst, and the scene between him and Tierney at the Dallas paper's office made me cringe. There are a few powerful shots, characteristic Lang shadows and well used framing. I liked the court scenes, thought of the taming of the wild west in light of M. There is a faint subtext on the nature of justice running beneath this film, but it's not great art.

Scott R 14 Jan 2013

Solid western, picking up right where the Tyrone Powers "Jesse James" left off. There's not a lot in this film that would indicate that brilliant German director Fritz Lange was behind the camera, but it's a got the great Henry Fonda reprising his role as Frank James and it also has a 22 year-old Gene Tierney in her film debut. "The Return of Frank James" is certainly no "My Darling Clementine" or "The Tin Star", but for some reason I've always liked this wester quite a lot.

John R 24 Nov 2013

131124: Henry Hull & Henry Fonda make this movie. Any time I see Fonda, it takes me back to "My Name is Nobody". That's a good thing. Enjoyable film from a simpler time.