Bend of the River

1952 91 min ★ 7.0 Western, Adventure

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

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Cast

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

Howard Petrie

Tom Hendricks

Details

Director

Anthony Mann

Screenplay

Borden Chase

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$3,000,000

Production

Universal International Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

July 21, 2015

★ 7/10

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. ...

C

CinemaSerf

September 9, 2022

★ 7/10

Jimmy Stewart ("McLyntock") is great in this grand-scale western as a gent, with his pal "Cole" (Arthur Kennedy) who leads a group of settlers through the wilds of Oregon. As the hard winter approaches, the pair set off to obtain their winter supplies but fall foul of some crooked officials in Portland. They end up having to shoot their way out of town, with a bit of help from Rock Hudson ("Wilson...