The Return of Frank James (1940)
Overview
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.953 |
Directed By
Fritz Lang
Crew
Fritz Lang
Sam Hellman
Darryl F. Zanuck
George Barnes
Walter Thompson
Richard Day
Wiard B. Ihnen
Thomas Little
Kenneth Macgowan
David Buttolph
Louis Hippe
Ben Silvey
Hal Herman
Aaron Rosenberg
Joseph C. Behm
W.D. Flick
Roger Heman Sr.
Larry Chapman
Travis Banton
TOP CAST
Henry Fonda
Frank James
Jackie Cooper
Clem
Gene Tierney
Eleanor Stone
Henry Hull
Major Rufus Cobb
John Carradine
Bob Ford
J. Edward Bromberg
George Runyan
Donald Meek
McCoy
Eddie Collins
Station Agent
George Barbier
Judge
Russell Hicks
Prosecutor
Ernest Whitman
Pinky
Charles Tannen
Charlie Ford
Lloyd Corrigan
Randolph Stone
Victor Kilian
Preacher
Edward McWade
Colonel Jackson
George Chandler
Roy
Irving Bacon
Bystander
Frank Shannon
Sheriff
Barbara Pepper
Nellie Blane
Louis Mason
Watchman
Matthew Beard
Mose
William Pawley
Actor
Frank Sully
Actor
Davison Clark
Officer
Bob Battier
Frank James in Play (uncredited)
A.S. Byron
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Deputy (uncredited)
Rube Dalroy
Juror (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Play Spectator (uncredited)
Edmund Elton
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Deputy (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
Mrs. Edna Stone (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Reporter (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Nelson McDowell
Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Old Man on Rocker (uncredited)
Lew Meehan
Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank Melton
Reporter (uncredited)
Adrian Morris
Denver Detective (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Liberty Bartender (uncredited)
Hattie Noel
Denver House Chambermaid (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Denver House Bartender (uncredited)
Tex Phelps
Front-Row Play Spectator (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Juror (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Old Timer (uncredited)
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