Bend of the River

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Bend of the River (1952)

NR 01/23/1952 (US) Western, Adventure 1h 31m

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The greatness... the glory... the fury... of the Northwest Frontier!

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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...

Anthony Mann

Director
William Gulick

Novel
Borden Chase

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James Stewart

Glyn McLyntock
Arthur Kennedy

Emerson Cole
Julie Adams

Laura Baile
Rock Hudson

Trey Wilson
Jay C. Flippen

Jeremy Baile
Lori Nelson

Marjie Baile
Chubby Johnson

Cap'n Mello
Stepin Fetchit

Adam
Harry Morgan

Shorty
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on July 21, 2015

Biscuits, apples and the troubled past.

The second of five genre defining Westerns that director Anthony Mann made with James Stewart, Bend Of The River was the first one to be made in colour. The slick screenplay is written by Borden Chase, adapted from William Gulick's novel "Bend Of The Snake," with support for Stewart coming from Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson & Jay C. Flippen.

Stewart plays guide Glyn McLyntock who in 1847 is leading a wagon - train of homesteaders from troubled Missouri to the Oregon Territory. What the group are hoping for is a new start, a paradise, wit... read the rest.

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