Bend of the River (1952) 7.3
When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them. Director:Anthony Mann |
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Bend of the River (1952) 7.3
When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them. Director:Anthony Mann |
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| James Stewart | ... |
Glyn McLyntock
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| Arthur Kennedy | ... | ||
| Rock Hudson | ... |
Trey Wilson
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| Jay C. Flippen | ... |
Jeremy Baile
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| Julie Adams | ... |
Laura Baile
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Lori Nelson | ... |
Marjie Baile
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Chubby Johnson | ... |
Cap'n Mello
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Stepin Fetchit | ... |
Adam
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| Harry Morgan | ... |
Shorty
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Howard Petrie | ... |
Tom Hendricks
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| Frances Bavier | ... |
Mrs. Prentiss
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Jack Lambert | ... |
Red
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| Royal Dano | ... |
Long Tom
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Frank Chase | ... |
Wasco
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Cliff Lyons | ... |
Willie
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Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory. They establish a settlement outside of Portland and as winter nears, it is necessary for McLyntock and Cole to rescue and deliver food and supplies being held in Portland by corrupt officials. On the trip back to the settlement, up river and over a mountain, Cole engineers a mutiny to divert the supplies to a gold mining camp for a handsome profit. Written by Herman Seifer <alagain@aol.com>
This is truly a great Classic Western with the best super stars of all time. The special photography with cattle going up and down rocky hills and the many covered wagons and beautiful scenery of the Northwest was outstanding. James Stewart,(Glyn McLyntock),"Broken Arrow",'50, was a wagon train guide, and also had a wicked past life he was trying to forget about. Glyns wicked past came in hand having to face many situations that required lots of fighting and gun action. Arthur Kennedy(Emerson Cole),"Nevada Smith",'66 gave a very outstanding performance and also gave Glyn a real hard time because they both had past careers that were almost the same, however, Glyn was hateful deep in his very soul! Julie Adams,(Laura Baile), "Slim Carter",'57 was very beautiful and had a hard time trying to find out which guy she really wanted to HOOK! Rock Hudson,(Trey Wilson),"Iron Man,",'51, was a gambler and gave a rather weak performance, however, he was just starting his career and took almost any role that he was presented with. Jimmy Stewart always was very particular about any picture that he appeared in and I can see why he liked this film. Enjoy!!