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The Return of Frank James

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The Return of Frank James	comment	The Return of Frank James is a 1940 American Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film Jesse James. Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Frank James following the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse James, at the hands of the Ford brothers. The supporting cast features Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull, John Carradine, and Charles Tannen.Frank James (Fonda) has been laying low, farming and taking care of Clem, the son a James gang member. He gets word that Bob and Charlie Ford killed his brother Jesse, and hopes that the law will deal with them. Then he learns that, thanks to the railroad boss, the Ford brothers received full pardons and the reward money, so he goes after them. Clem goes with him (after being told to stay on the farm).Frank and Clem assume aliases and spread a rumor that Frank James was killed in Mexico. Eleanor Stone, a female reporter, wants to write about it and interviews them. Frank and Eleanor are taken with each other, but eventually she learns who Frank is from the Pinkerton detective who is tracking him. When Frank learns that Pinky, his farm hand, has been convicted as his accomplice and is about to be hung, he has to choose between getting the Fords or helping Pinky.
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The Return of Frank James / int_11d798db	comment	Railroad Baron: McCoy, the railway boss, is still this in spades.
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The Return of Frank James / int_13e1c444	type	Plot-Triggering Death
The Return of Frank James / int_13e1c444	comment	Plot-Triggering Death: Jesse's death is treated as this.
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The Return of Frank James / int_1df37537	type	Mutual Kill
The Return of Frank James / int_1df37537	comment	Mutual Kill: Clem and Bob Ford end up killing each other, but neither one dies right away.
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The Return of Frank James / int_2da5273e	type	Just Like Robin Hood
The Return of Frank James / int_2da5273e	comment	Just Like Robin Hood: As Frank's defense attorney, Maj. Rufus Cobb argues that Frank didn't steal from the common folk, but from the same railroad that had taken advantage of several of the jurors.
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The Return of Frank James / int_313d7228	type	Previously onâ€¦
The Return of Frank James / int_313d7228	comment	Previously on…: This film opens with the scene from the film Jesse James where Bob Ford kills Jesse.
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The Return of Frank James / int_56515a39	type	Artistic License â€“ History
The Return of Frank James / int_56515a39	comment	Artistic License – History: The film is universally considered historically inaccurate.
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The Return of Frank James / int_5bdcc85a	type	Disney Villain Death
The Return of Frank James / int_5bdcc85a	comment	Disney Villain Death: Charlie Ford shoots at Frank from a rock at the top of a cliff. When he runs out of rounds, he checks his revolver, slips, and falls to his death.
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The Return of Frank James / int_80ef74c3	type	Fictionalized Death Account
The Return of Frank James / int_80ef74c3	comment	Fictionalized Death Account: In universe, the Ford brothers star as themselves in a stage play that purports to show how they killed Jesse James. It has little to do with what really happened (as seen in the film's opening scene).
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The Return of Frank James / int_94c1e2f7	type	Grave-Marking Scene
The Return of Frank James / int_94c1e2f7	comment	Grave-Marking Scene: Frank visits Jesse's grave. So does the Pinkerton detective.
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The Return of Frank James / int_9843be73	type	As You Know
The Return of Frank James / int_9843be73	comment	As You Know: A few of the early conversations provide exposition this way, in case the audience hasn't seen the original movie, or forgot it's plot.
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The Return of Frank James / int_a8f3f520	type	Death Is Dramatic
The Return of Frank James / int_a8f3f520	comment	Death Is Dramatic: Clem goes this way, having been shot by Bob Ford just after Frank's trial concludes.
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The Return of Frank James / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
The Return of Frank James / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: The Ford brothers get one when they're starring as themselves in a stage play that purports to show how they killed Jesse James, and see Frank in one of the box seats. Then Bob Ford gets another when he enters the courtroom just before Frank's verdict is read, and the jury acquits him of all charges (including the robbery he confessed to).
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The Return of Frank James / int_aeec99a9	type	Immediate Sequel
The Return of Frank James / int_aeec99a9	comment	Immediate Sequel: Several of the original cast members return, and this film opens with the scene from the film Jesse James where Bob Ford kills Jesse.
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The Return of Frank James / int_ba44639	type	Killed Offscreen
The Return of Frank James / int_ba44639	comment	Killed Offscreen: Upstairs in the livery barn, Bob Ford and shoots through a door at Frank. After a few moments of quiet, Frank kicks the door open and finds Bob dead from the gunshot wound he received from Clem.
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The Return of Frank James / int_e563bf09	type	Insistent Terminology
The Return of Frank James / int_e563bf09	comment	Insistent Terminology: The Yankee prosecutor casually refers to the Civil war as a "rebellion". The Southern judge insist on different terminology.
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The Return of Frank James / int_ed7b2907	type	Folk Hero
The Return of Frank James / int_ed7b2907	comment	Folk Hero: Frank is this in universe, the the point that the jury finds him not guilty even of the robbery he confessed to.
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The Return of Frank James / int_f9876f7e	type	Faking the Dead
The Return of Frank James / int_f9876f7e	comment	Faking the Dead: Frank and Clem spread a rumor that Frank James was killed in Mexico.
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The Return of Frank James / int_f9f2c33	type	Running Gag
The Return of Frank James / int_f9f2c33	comment	Running Gag: Maj. Rufus Cobb, a newspaper editor, still dictates editorials to his typesetter, who can still recite them word for word before he finishes his dictation.
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