The Return of Frank James Page #4

Synopsis: Frank James, the brother of Jesse James, has been laying low, living as a farmer and taking care of Clem, the son of one of the members of the James gang. He gets word that Jesse was killed by Bob and Charlie Ford, he hoped that the law would deal with them but when he learns that the railroad man whom he and Jesse terrorized contracted them to kill Jesse and helped them get off, he goes after them. Clem whom he told to remain on the farm goes with him and when it's impossible for him to do so, Frank has no choice to let him tag along. Now in order to cover their tracks they start telling people that Frank James is dead and that they saw it. Eleanor Stone, a female reporter, who wants to write about it interviews them and they are both taken with each other. But eventually she learns who Frank is from the Pinkerton detective who is tracking them but doesn't turn them in. But eventually Frank learns that his farm hand, Pinky has been arrested as his accomplice and is about to be hung. N
Director(s): Fritz Lang
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporat
 
IMDB:
6.7
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Year:
1940
92 min
145 Views


- No. Wanna get it on the 4:15.

Oh, all right. Can you write?

Yes, sir, after a fashion.

All right.

Then fill out this blank.

- Reach, brother.

- I-I'm a-reachin'.

I got a notion when I come

in you was kind of sleepy.

- Suppose you lay down and rest a while.

- Huh?

Down!

Flat on your face.

Now lay there still and don't

let me hear a peep out of you.

You'll hear nothin' from me, brother.

I wanna be around for breakfast.

Go to sleep. I'll wake you up before I go.

- Get down.

- Yes, sir.

[C*cks Gun]

Clem!

- What are you doin' here?

- I've been followin' ya. I was watchin' outside.

- And when you didn't come out-

- You fool, I almost shot you.

Now get outta here and back to the

farm before I skin you alive. Git!

- [Gunshot]

- Bolt the door.

Keep your eye on the watchman.

Where'd that shot come from?

Down here, Sid. Come on!

- What's up?

- There's a shot!

- Seemed to come from in there.

- You and you, get a ram, break that door down.

A couple of you men get around to the rear.

Come on, the back way.

Come on, boys, break 'er down! Get in there!

- Come on.

- [Men Clamoring]

[Pounding Continues]

Shh.

- You afraid?

- No.

Come on.

[Pounding Continues]

[Clamoring]

Hyah! Giddap! Hyah!

I'm sorry about what I done, Frank.

You might have been killed.

Well, I guess there ain't

nothin' to be done about it now.

They'll be wanting me too.

I tell you, there isn't the

slightest doubt about it.

I know a James boy job when I see one.

[Chuckles] I ought to,

I've seen enough of them.

It was Frank James...

and I'm offering another reward of $10,000.

I'll wipe him out, just

like I did his brother.

Mr. McCoy, with your permission...

I should like to leave at once for the West.

- What for?

- To see if I can locate Charles and Bob Ford.

What have they got to do with it?

If I can find the Ford boys...

I've got a very good idea that

FrankJames will not be far behind.

- Then go on, by all means.

- Thank you.

[Door Opens, Closes]

- There were two of them, weren't there?

- Yes, Mr. McCoy.

Yes. One of them was Frank,

but who was the other?

Frank's got a lot of friends.

- Where's Jesse buried?

- Just outside of town.

You can laugh if you want to, but I'm

going out and have a look at that grave.

I don't trust anything about thoseJames boys.

Well, if it ain't Mr. Woodson.

- How are ya?

- Fine, sonny.

Where are you and your father

been keeping yourselves?

Well, Pa got him a ranch down in

old Mexico, just below the border.

- Like it down there?

- Oh, fine cattle country.

But you sure gotta be handy with a

gun. Shootin' scrapes all the time.

Guess who I seen killed in

a fight just before I left.

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