The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James (1940)

Encore triumph from 20th Century-Fox.

  • Genre: Western
  • Release Date: 1940-08-10
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 126 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Fritz Lang
star 6.3/10
From 126 Ratings
6.6

Summary

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

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  • Henry Fonda

    as Frank James
  • Jackie Cooper

    as Clem
  • Gene Tierney

    as Eleanor Stone
  • Henry Hull

    as Major Rufus Cobb
  • John Carradine

    as Bob Ford
  • J. Edward Bromberg

    as George Runyan
  • Donald Meek

    as McCoy
  • Eddie Collins

    as Station Agent
  • George Barbier

    as Judge
  • Russell Hicks

    as Prosecutor
  • Ernest Whitman

    as Pinky
  • Charles Tannen

    as Charlie Ford
  • Lloyd Corrigan

    as Randolph Stone
  • Victor Kilian

    as Preacher
  • Edward McWade

    as Colonel Jackson
  • George Chandler

    as Roy
  • Irving Bacon

    as Bystander
  • Frank Shannon

    as Sheriff
  • Barbara Pepper

    as Nellie Blane
  • Louis Mason

    as Watchman
  • Matthew Beard

    as Mose
  • William Pawley

    as Actor
  • Frank Sully

    as Actor
  • Davison Clark

    as Officer
  • Bob Battier

    as Frank James in Play (uncredited)
  • A.S. Byron

    as Train Engineer (uncredited)
  • Kernan Cripps

    as Deputy (uncredited)
  • Rube Dalroy

    as Juror (uncredited)
  • Lester Dorr

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Tex Driscoll

    as Play Spectator (uncredited)
  • Edmund Elton

    as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
  • Budd Fine

    as Deputy (uncredited)
  • Almeda Fowler

    as Mrs. Edna Stone (uncredited)
  • Slim Gaut

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Sherry Hall

    as Court Clerk (uncredited)
  • Shep Houghton

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Milton Kibbee

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Kermit Maynard

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Eric Mayne

    as Saloon Patron (uncredited)
  • Nelson McDowell

    as Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
  • Robert McKenzie

    as Old Man on Rocker (uncredited)
  • Lew Meehan

    as Bailiff (uncredited)
  • Frank Melton

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Adrian Morris

    as Denver Detective (uncredited)
  • James C. Morton

    as Liberty Bartender (uncredited)
  • Hattie Noel

    as Denver House Chambermaid (uncredited)
  • Lee Phelps

    as Denver House Bartender (uncredited)
  • Tex Phelps

    as Front-Row Play Spectator (uncredited)
  • Russ Powell

    as Juror (uncredited)
  • Allen D. Sewall

    as Old Timer (uncredited)
  • Cap Somers

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Dale Van Sickel

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Lillian Yarbo

    as Eleanor's Maid (uncredited)
Directing Fritz Lang Director
Writing Sam Hellman Screenplay
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Camera George Barnes Director of Photography
Editing Walter Thompson Editor
Art Richard Day Art Direction
Art Wiard B. Ihnen Art Direction
Art Thomas Little Set Decoration
Production Kenneth Macgowan Associate Producer
Sound David Buttolph Music
Costume & Make-Up Louis Hippe Makeup Artist
Production Ben Silvey Production Manager
Directing Hal Herman Assistant Director
Directing Aaron Rosenberg Assistant Director
Art Joseph C. Behm Props
Sound W. D. Flick Sound
Sound Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Crew Larry Chapman Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up Travis Banton Costume Design

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