Bend of the River

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

7.0(200)19521h 31m

WesternAdventure

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

Director

Anthony Mann

Revenue

$3.0M

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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

Frances Bavier

Mrs. Prentiss

Jack Lambert

Red

Reviews

2 reviews

John Chard

10y ago

7.0

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. ...

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

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...