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Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
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- TriviaThe studio bought the rights to the James brothers, but changed the facts for entertainment. Although Frank surrendered and stood trial for several robberies without being convicted, he never sought revenge on the Ford brothers. Charlie committed suicide in 1884 and Robert was murdered in Colorado in 1892.
- GoofsFrank mentions watching the sun come up over the mountains in Denver. East of Denver are plains. The mountains are west of Denver. The sun comes up over the plains and sets behind the mountains.
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Frank James: I can't talk without thinking, not being a lawyer.
- Alternate versionsUK versions are cut by 5 seconds to edit horse falls.
- ConnectionsEdited into Buffalo Bill (1944)
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A Satisfying tale of Revenge served hot!
Thanks to the terrific cast and photography, this story makes a terrific western. Henry Hull is terrific as major Cobb, who expresses justified Southern outrage over the depradations of the carpetbaggers and the railroads. Despite the ignorant comments of some who dare to make a ludicrous comparison to fascism, what we get here is an honest expression of southern feelings. Yes, there was a condesencion toward blacks then, but let film show it as it was, let's not try to rewrite history or create a pleasing fiction as all too many modern films do. 'Shoot em down like dogs??!' I would dearly love to see Major Cobb in a modern day courtroom, giving fire and damnation to the lawyers and other parasites that hide behind suits and ties! This is a real satisfying film and Gene Tierney never looked better.
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Return of Frank James (1940) officially released in India in English?
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