The Return of Frank James

Gene Tierney makes a lasting impression in her screen debut, opposite Henry Fonda, in Fritz Lang’s first Western and first colour film.

  • Director

    Fritz Lang

  • With

    Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Donald Meek.

  • USA 1940. 93min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    U

A sequel to Henry King’s popular 1939 Western Jesse James, this film is a success in its own right and boasts impressive Technicolor cinematography. Henry Fonda returns in the titular role, seeking to avenge the death of his famous brother, Jesse. Tierney, in her memorable first on-screen role, plays a journalist eager to cover Frank’s story.

Contains outdated racial attitudes and racist language.