11 April 2022

Bend of the River

 Bend of the River 1952

  • Director: Anthony Mann
  • Seen by this director: El Cid
  • Based on the book by William Gulick
  • Cast: James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Stepin Fetchit, Harry Morgan
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • James Stewart – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Greatest Show on Earth, Bell Book and Candle, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Rear Window, Rope, maybe others
    • Rock Hudson – probably some old ones
    • Arthur Kennedy – Crawlspace, Fantastic Voyage, Lawrence of Arabia, Elmer Gantry
    • Julie Adams – TV series
    • Harry Morgan – Third Rock from the Sun, M*A*S*H
  • Why? In the James Stewart box.
  • Seen: 6 April 2022      

       Wagon trains, settlers, gold rush, bad guy cattle raiders, one of whom is James Stewart. I can’t be bothered to tell the story. Westerns are really not my cup of tea and with this film’s traces of 50’s racism even James Stewart and his boring character can’t give it more than      

2* of 5

 

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