Double Feature: Jesse James 1939 / The Return Of Frank James 1940 HD (Thanks For 100 Subscribers)

Though not the best historical-wise, both the movie Jesse James and its sequel The Return Of Frank James are entertaining and definitely worth the watch! According to Wikipedia Jesse James was the third highest-grossing film of 1939 behind Gone With The Wind and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Date: January 27, 1939 Jesse James (Wikipedia) Plot: Railroad agents evict the James brothers from their farm and kill their mother, in order to avenge their mother's death, Jesse and his brother Frank set out to rob trains. Cast: Tyrone Power (As Jesse James), Henry Fonda (As Frank James), Nancy Kelly (As 'Zee'), Henry Hull (As Maj. Rufus Cobb), Randolph Scott (As Marshall Will Wright), John Carradine (As Robert Ford), Donald Meek (As McCoy), Ernest Whitman (As Pinkie), and J. Bromberg (As George Runyan). Box Office: 2.335 million. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Date: August 10th, 1940 The Return Of Frank James (Wikipedia) Plot: When Jesse James's murderers are set free, his brother Frank vows revenge and, accomanied by his ward, set out to track them down. To fund his manhunt, he robs an express office and is subsequently wrongly accused of the clerks murder, but a newspaper reporter is determined to find out the truth. Cast: Henry Fonda (As Frank James), Gene Tierney (As Eleanor Stone), Jackie Cooper (As Clem), Henry Hull (As Maj. Rufus Cobb), J. Bromberg (As George Runyan), John Carradine (As John Ford), Donald Meek (As McCoy), Ernest Whitman (As Pinkie), and Tyrone Power (As Jesse James, though only for like ten seconds). Box Office: ??????? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesse James (Edit)    • Jessie James (Edit) #short #western