1. The Return of Frank James | Rotten Tomatoes
The colors look good, Fonda's not bad and the courtroom stuff is a great change of pace, but the filmmaking is only competent. Content collapsed.
When Jesse James's murderers are set free, his brother Frank vows revenge and, accompanied by his gang, sets out to track them down. To fund his manhunt, he robs an express office and is subsequently wrongly accused of the clerk's murder, but a newspaper reporter is determined to find out the truth.
2. The Return of Frank James - Variety
It's filled with ah-evoking outdoor scenes and nostalgically-impressive western streets and indoor sets. ... Edward Bromberg earns laughs as a dumb railroad ...
Jesse James, under the sponsorship of 20th Century-Fox, was murdered a year ago by those cowards, the Ford brothers. This season, with vengeance rankling in his breast, Jesse's older brother, Frank, returns to even the score. That he does, in obedience to Sam Hellman's script, but it's pretty slow stuff in the telling. Frank's no cinematic match for Jesse, which appears to be Will Hays' fault more than anyone else's. Rule 16a in the book is that a bad man can't be a hero. Which leaves Hellman in the paradoxical position of having Frank responsible for deaths of three men who never so much as tasted a single slug from his six-shooter. Effort to put wings on Frank is too much. Angelic aspect bogs the plot and instead of flying it can do no better than plod for a slow 92 minutes.
3. The Return of Frank James (1940) - Corndog Chats
Mar 8, 2017 · Henry Fonda is spectacular as Jesse's brother Frank, and ultimately steals the show from Tyrone Power who plays Jesse.
Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Sam Hellman Jesse James, from 1939, was a bit of western “comfort food”, as my friend Chuck may say. It was the first film of the marathon to utilize c…
4. The Return of Frank James (1940) directed by Fritz Lang - Letterboxd
A fine easy going revenge story in beautiful Technicolor. Still Lang's worst since the very early 1920s. That's more a credit to his exceptional filmography ...
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.
5. The Return of Frank James (Fritz Lang, 1940) - Offscreen
Apr 4, 2020 · The Return of Frank James, with its superlative cast and impressive technicolor cinematography, is a solid vengeance opus, straight off the ensemble-line of ...
Doug Buck reviews the sequel to Henry King’s standout western, Jesse James, the aptly titled The Return of Jesse James, directed by Fritz Lang, not exactly a director you’d associate with the Western. How does he fare? Read on.
6. The Return of Frank James - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes
As a snapshot of what mindless popcorn cinema looked like in 1940, it's a flattering example, still watchable and breezy even if it's not remotely challenging ...
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7. The Return of Frank James Reviews - TV Guide
Personal problems aside, THE RETURN OF FRANK JAMES is a beautifully photographed western which de-emphasizes action in favor of mood, atmosphere, and character ...
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8. The Return of Frank James (Fox, 1940) - Jeff Arnold's West
Apr 30, 2021 · Hull's part had been, er, colorful in Jesse James (code for chewing the scenery) but undeniably humorous and a highlight of the movie. The ...
Jesse James on the screen 3: Frank’s back
9. RETURN OF FRANK JAMES, THE - Dennis Schwartz Reviews
Aug 5, 2019 · “The film is short on action but long on courtroom melodrama, not a good balance for a routine Western.” Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz. Fritz Lang ...
RETURN OF FRANK JAMES, THE
10. Burl reviews The Return of Frank James! (1940) - Ha ha, it's Burl!
Mar 15, 2021 · Yodel-ay-hee-hoo, it's Burl, presenting a new movie review for you! Ha ha, today it's a review for a sequel to a movie I've never actually seen, ...
Yodel-ay-hee-hoo, it’s Burl, presenting a new movie review for you! Ha ha, today it’s a review for a sequel to a movie ...
11. The Return of Frank James (1940) - Fritz Lang - film review
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12. The Return of Frank James - Chicago Reader
Aug 26, 2021 · Fritz Lang's 1940 sequel to Henry King's Jesse James contains familiar Lang themes—the single man against the conspiratorial organization, ...
Fritz Lang’s 1940 sequel to Henry King’s Jesse James contains familiar Lang themes—the single man against the conspiratorial organization, the hero as citizen and vigilante, the questionable definition of guilt—but it’s mounted with far less of Lang’s customary ruthlessness. The result is an effectively atmospheric but ultimately unsatisfying western (a genre he never really got […]
13. The Return of Frank James (1940) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
Brief Synopsis. Read More. The legendary outlaw's brother eludes the law to avenge Jesse James's murder. Cast & Crew.
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14. The Return of Frank James (1940) - Henry Fonda
Jul 17, 2012 · Just as in JESSE JAMES, the writers here preferred to stick to the things that never happened! There is plenty of truth in the background, ...
THE RETURN OF FRANK JAMES PRODUCED BY KENNETH MACGOWAN/ DARRYL F. ZANUCK DIRECTED BY FRITZ LANG TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas Information from IMDb Plot Summary Frank James sets out to find the men who…
