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River of No Return (1954)  link to River of No Return on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2710

poster River of No Return

IMDb Rating:
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6.7/10 (8783 votes)

Country: USA, 91 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Adventure, Western, Romance

Director(s): Otto Preminger, Jean Negulesco

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Matt Calder, who lives on a remote farm with his young son Mark, helps two unexpected visitors who lose control of their raft on the nearby river. Harry Weston is a gambler by profession and he is racing to the nearest town to register a mining claim he has won in a poker game. His attractive wife Kay, a former saloon hall girl, is with him. When Calder refuses to let Weston have his only rifle and horse, he simply takes them leaving his wife behind. Unable to defend themselves against a likely Indian attack, Calder, his son and Kay Weston begin the treacherous journey down the river on the raft Weston left behind.

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Cast:

photo Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum Matt Calder
photo Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Kay Weston
photo Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun Harry Weston
photo Tommy Rettig Tommy Rettig Mark Calder
photo Murvyn Vye Murvyn Vye Dave Colby

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1