

The Return of Frank James
1940-08-10 · 92 min · ★ 6.3
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
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- Directors
- Fritz Lang
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Henry FondaFrank James
Jackie CooperClem
Gene TierneyEleanor Stone
Henry HullMajor Rufus Cobb
John CarradineBob Ford
J. Edward BrombergGeorge Runyan
Donald MeekMcCoy
Eddie CollinsStation Agent
George BarbierJudge
Russell HicksProsecutor
Ernest WhitmanPinky
Charles TannenCharlie Ford
Lloyd CorriganRandolph Stone
Victor KilianPreacher
Edward McWadeColonel Jackson
George ChandlerRoy
Irving BaconBystander
Frank ShannonSheriff
Barbara PepperNellie Blane
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