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Bend of the River

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Bend of the River
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NR,1hr 31min
Genre:
Western
Release:
1952
Director:
Anthony Mann
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams  ...more
Synopsis: Another of the collaborations between actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann, Bend of the River casts Stewart as a former outlaw, now working as trail guide for a group of Oregon-bound farmers. He is aided in this endeavor by Arthur Kennedy, a far-from-reformed horse thief. Upon arriving in Portland, Stewart gets in the middle of a scam operated by trader Howard Petrie, who has reneged on his promise to ship goods to the settlers. Unable to take action through legal channels, Stewart and farmer ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Reuniting the star, writer and director of Winchester '73 (1950), Anthony Mann's Bend of the River (1952) explores the psychological "bend" faced by a troubled hero when he must confront his past. In Borden Chase's adaptation of Bill Gullick's novel, James Stewart's McLyntock is a divided man, a former Missouri raider trying to reform himself by guiding a group of settlers through the wilds of 1840s ... Full Review
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James Stewart
Glyn McLintock
Arthur Kennedy
Emerson Cole
Julie Adams
Laura Baile
Rock Hudson
Troy Wilson
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