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The Return of Frank James

"Encore triumph from 20th Century-Fox."

1940-08-10 Western 1hr 32m

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

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

  • Released
    1940-08-10
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 32m
  • Genre
    Western
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.6
  • Production
    20th Century Fox

Crew

Fritz Lang
Director
Sam Hellman
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Keywords:
colorado sequel jesse james revenge 19th century preserved film

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Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda
Frank James
Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper
Clem
Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney
Eleanor Stone
Henry Hull

Henry Hull
Major Rufus Cobb
John Carradine

John Carradine
Bob Ford
J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg
George Runyan
Donald Meek

Donald Meek
McCoy
Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins
Station Agent
George Barbier

George Barbier
Judge
Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks
Prosecutor
Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman
Pinky
Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen
Charlie Ford
Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan
Randolph Stone
Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian
Preacher
Edward McWade

Edward McWade
Colonel Jackson
George Chandler

George Chandler
Roy
Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon
Bystander
Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon
Sheriff
Barbara Pepper

Barbara Pepper
Nellie Blane
Louis Mason

Louis Mason
Watchman
Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard
Mose
William Pawley

William Pawley
Actor
Frank Sully

Frank Sully
Actor
Davison Clark

Davison Clark
Officer
Bob Battier

Bob Battier
Frank James in Play (uncredited)
A.S. Byron

A.S. Byron
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps
Deputy (uncredited)
Rube Dalroy

Rube Dalroy
Juror (uncredited)
Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll

Tex Driscoll
Play Spectator (uncredited)
Edmund Elton

Edmund Elton
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Budd Fine

Budd Fine
Deputy (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler

Almeda Fowler
Mrs. Edna Stone (uncredited)
Slim Gaut

Slim Gaut
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Shep Houghton

Shep Houghton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee
Reporter (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Nelson McDowell

Nelson McDowell
Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie
Old Man on Rocker (uncredited)
Lew Meehan

Lew Meehan
Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank Melton

Frank Melton
Reporter (uncredited)
Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris
Denver Detective (uncredited)
James C. Morton

James C. Morton
Liberty Bartender (uncredited)
Hattie Noel

Hattie Noel
Denver House Chambermaid (uncredited)
Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps
Denver House Bartender (uncredited)
Tex Phelps

Tex Phelps
Front-Row Play Spectator (uncredited)
Russ Powell

Russ Powell
Juror (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall

Allen D. Sewall
Old Timer (uncredited)
Cap Somers

Cap Somers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel
Reporter (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo

Lillian Yarbo
Eleanor's Maid (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-04-04

Henry Hull's "Maj. Cobb" steals this rather unremarkable follow up to the previous year's much superior "Jesse James". This time, surviving ... read more

Henry Hull's "Maj. Cobb" steals this rather unremarkable follow up to the previous year's much superior "Jesse James". This time, surviving brother Frank (Henry Fonda) hears that assassins Bob (John Carradine) and Charlie Ford (Charles Tannen) have been convicted of his brother's murder - but that they have been pardoned. He sets off to avenge this travesty but along the way finds himself and the young "Clem" (Jackie Cooper) involved in a bank robbery that sees his old retainer "Pinky" (Ernest Whitman) set to swing after the watchman is accidentally killed. Determined to avert that he engages "Cobb" as his lawyer and turns himself in. The twenty minutes or so in the courtroom are a bit of an amusing tour-de-force for the old newspaper man; he plays the jury like a fiddle and the judge (George Barbier) seems pretty complicit as railroad man "McCoy" (Donald Meek) finds he has few friends in them thar parts. The ending is a bit weak, indeed the whole thing is rather an unnecessary sequel, but it's still worth it for the entertaining antics of "Maj. Cobb".

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Henry Hull's "Maj. Cobb" steals this rather unremarkable follow up to the previous year's much superior "Jesse James". This time, surviving brother Frank (Henry Fonda) hears that assassins Bob (John Carradine) and Charlie Ford (Charles Tann...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-04-04

Henry Hull's "Maj. Cobb" steals this rather unremarkable follow up to the previous year's much superior "Jesse James". This time, surviving brother Frank (Henry Fonda) hears that assassins Bob (John C...

read more