Donald Meek, Eddie Collins, Gene Tierney, George Barbier, Henry Fonda ...( see more  see more... ) , J. Edward Bromberg , Jackie Cooper , John Carradine

Frank James sets out to find the men who killed his brother. When the killers are pardoned, he takes matters into his own hands. The reporter who hopes to tell his story winds up in love with him.

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Directed by: Fritz Lang

Release Date: August 16, 1940

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007

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  • April 30, 2008
    This sequel to the 1939 Jesse James sees his brother Frank hunting down those responsible for his death. And I must say I've never seen such a bloodless warpath. We are are used to the way films can romanticise outlaws, but this one really takes the cake; Henry Fonda's Frank make...( read more)s Robin Hood look like Charles Manson! The only crime he commits is a robbery (for very good reasons of course) and the of the men he is hunting, one (or rather the most unconvincing dummy in cinematic history!) falls off a cliff and the other dies before he gets a chance to shoot him. For most of the film Frank is far more interested in romancing Gene Tierney than revenge (although who could blame him for that...) Fritz Lang is clearly not comfortable with this genre; it all feels very static and the wishy washy technicolor does not suit his visual style. But it is the overly simplistic script that is by far the biggest handicap of this film. It's kept watchable by the amiable cast, but it's hardly the finest moment of anyone involved.
  • August 4, 2009
    It wasn't bad it was better than the movie I saw before this it had much more of a story and better acting.

    It still wasn't masterpiece the acting still could of been much stronger. Even though it was stronger than the last film I found some of the voices at times were a bit o...( read more)ver the top and half of the time the actors were either screaming or squeeching.
    Also they could of carried on with the conversation much faster. Half of the time it was too much of a gap with characters speeking. One would speek and then there would be a big gap with no one speeking.

    Also I found the story at the begining was a bit too slow with not much going on maybe they could of added more of a story at the begining.
    Basically at the begining they needed to add more of a twist and a bit more of a twist at the end.

    Also they could of had more shooting scenes going on. There had action in this movie but not enough action maybe more action would of made this film a bit better.

    The targets I would give for this film are
    1.Stronger acting.
    2.Faster conversations.
    3.More action.
    4.More of a story at the begining of the film. The story was pretty fast but more of a story was needed.
    5.More of a twist at the end of the movie.

    Overall this movie was an average film it wasn't bad but it wasn't really good either I would put this at the middle of the scale.
    If you can see this try and check it out on tele or something try not to pay to see it because you may feel like you have wasted your time.
  • July 2, 2008
    A Fritz Lang Western sounds mighty strange, but it is good.
  • May 1, 2008
    Good typical western with the usual gross liberties with history. Good performances from a talented cast.
  • October 3, 2007
    Must try and watch this some time.

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