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The Return of Frank James

Encore triumph from 20th Century-Fox.

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

19401h 32mNRWestern

About The Return of Frank James

Directors
Fritz Lang
Cast
Henry Fonda, Jackie Cooper, Gene Tierney, Henry Hull, John Carradine, J. Edward Bromberg
Genres
Western
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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