Reuniting the star, writer and director of winchester 73 1950, anthony manns bend of the river 1952 explores the psychological bend faced by a troubled hero when he must confront his past. The film features good performances, a slightly simple plot, and. The first documented commercial film made in oregon was a short silent film titled the fishermans bride, shot in astoria by the selig polyscope company, and released in 1909. Bend of the river is a 1952 western film directed by anthony mann, starring james stewart. Bend of the river 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Winchester bend of the river the naked spur the far country the man from laramie. Bend of the river meuterei am schlangenfluss trailers.
Bend of the river is a 1952 american technicolor western film directed by anthony mann and starring james stewart, arthur. Bend of the river horizontes lejanos anthony mann, 1952 anthony mann directed five excellent westerns with james stewart as the lead. Theres action in every reel and, courtesy of screenwriter borden chase, a lightweight moral to help us separate the good guys from the bad guys. Plot synopsis bend of the river is one of those adult westerns that became popular in the 1950s and extended the life of the genre. Rock hudson, julie adams, arthur kennedy, james stewart. Two men with questionable pasts, glyn mclyntock and his friend cole, lead a wagontrain load of homesteaders from missouri to the oregon territory. This dialogue, fiercely delivered by james stewart, is more than just a dramatic high point of bend of the river 1952. Opening credits from the film bend of the river 1952, directed by anthony mann, starring james stewart and rock hudson.
The henderson won the race but blew a gasket doing it. Being a huge movie buff, i had thought i had seen every western film ever made with the leading actors of the mid20th century. With james stewart, arthur kennedy, rock hudson, julie adams, harry morgan. The movie was based on a novel called bend of the snake, written by bill gulick. Movie typography from bend of the river 1952, directed by anthony mann, starring james stewart, arthur kennedy, julia adams, rock hudson, lori nelson. Bend of the river 1952 10 golden frames episode 1 youtube. The technicolor is used to best advantage here with some great footage of the columbia river and surrounding vicinity. Two men with questionable pasts, bend of the river 1952 is a best of western action, adventure movie starring james stewart and arthur kennedy. Bend of the river soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. A bend in the river is a 1979 novel by nobel laureate v. Based on the 1950 novel bend of the snake by bill gulick, the film is about a tough cowboy who risks his life to deliver confiscated supplies to homesteaders after gold is discovered in the region. Bend of the river is the second anthony mannjames stewart western and the first in technicolor.
Bend of the river 1952 james stewart opening credits. In this film, james stewart stars as a former outlaw, now working as trail guide for a group of oregonbound farmers. One of my alltime favorite westerns indeed, one of my favorite movies has just been released on bluray by kino lorber. In borden chases adaptation of bill gullicks novel, james stewarts mclyntock is a divided man, a former missouri raider trying to reform himself by guiding a group of settlers through the wilds of. Bend of the river 1952 anthony mann, james stewart, rock hudson, arthur kennedy, action, adventure, western october 14, 2015 two men with questionable pasts, glyn mclyntock and his friend cole, lead a wagontrain load of homesteaders from missouri to the oregon territory. Bend of the river 1952 full movie download full hd youtube. Screenplay by borden chase, based on the novel by william gulick. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. For all of james stewarts universal studios films, including director anthony manns bend of the river 1952 their second film of five westerns they made together from 19501955, the actor negotiated a pioneering, precedentsetting deal a freelance contract. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of bend of the river, film score on allmusic. In particular, i liked kennedy as the slimy guy you know must go bad before the picture is complete. Visit the classic film and tv cafe for a complete list of the blogs participating in this blogathon.
This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Bend of the river may not be the greatest western ever made but as horseoperas go its a sheer pleasure from start to finish. Bend of the river 1952 anthony mann, james stewart, rock. On the trip back to the settlement, up river and over a. The films tender moments offer a counterpoint to the many edgier scenes which are a mann trademark. Bend of the river is a 1952 american technicolor western film directed by anthony mann and starring james stewart, arthur kennedy, julie adams, and rock.
Bend of the river 1952 letterboxd your life in film. A bend in the river is an upcoming film directed by colin broderick, produced by julie ryan, and starring john connors, john duddy, and kathy kiera clarke. Every time you bed down for the night, youll look back in the darkness and wonder if im there. Bend it like beckham bend of the river 1952 beneath the planet of the apes benny and joon bernie best years of our lives 1946 bet on my disco better off dead 1985. Bend of the river was adapted by borden chase from. The arrow hits her in the right upper chest just below the neck. Bend of the river 1952 click here to download subtitles file for the movie bend of the river 1952 click here to download the movie bend of the river 1952 ads. Glyn mclyntock james stewart is a former border raider turned guide, who wants to forget his past and become a rancher with some settlers he is helping to get to land in oregon. The two steamboats raced between portland, oregon, and rooster rock as part of the promotion for the 1952 motion picture bend of the river, staring james stewart.
They establish a settlement outside of portland and as winter nears, it is necessary for mclyntock and cole to rescue and deliver food and supplies being held in portland by corrupt officials. Bend of the river 1952 is a best of western action, adventure movie starring james stewart and arthur kennedy. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment. The naked spur 1953, often considered the very best of manns westerns, starred stewart as. Its another mannstewart collaboration and its got everything. Kentucky rifle complete western movies full length in color duration. It follows caftan womans discussion of tmen 1947, which shares its director, anthony mann, with bend of the river 1952. Tyrone, northern ireland and was completed in april 2018. Rock hudson is fine, though not especially distinguished in his supporting role. In exchange for no salary, he took instead a percentage of the boxoffice. Bend of the river 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Bend of the river the 1952 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This post is part of the buildyourownblogathon hosted by the classic film and tv cafe.
James stewart arthur kennedy rock hudson 1952 an exoutlaw james stewart and a horse thief arthur kennedy lead a wagon train of farmers to oregon before a gold rush. In the next shot they cut out the arrow and its very clear the arrow has moved to the top of the right shoulder near the collar bone. They establish a settlement outside of portland and as winter nears. The complete anthony mann westerns with james stewart collection. Bend of the river 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Bend of the river is a 1952 american technicolor western film directed by anthony mann and starring james stewart, arthur kennedy, julie adams, and rock hudson. Bend of the river is an english movie directed by anthony mann released in the year 1952. Its 1866 and glyn mclyntock stewart is acting as a guide, taking a group of settlers from missouri to the columbia river territory of oregon. As in the other stewartmann productions, jimmy breaks away from his usual easygoing screen persona to play a tough, selfserving rugged individual, whose true motives and loyalties remain in doubt until the very end of the film.
Recommended, even though the only extra is a commentary. Bend of the river really does show why films are so challenging sometimes, and. The acting of both jimmy stewart and arthur kennedy lifted this film well above the norm for a hollywood western. The second of five genre defining westerns that director anthony mann made with james stewart, bend of the river is the first one to be made in color. Based on the book bend of the snake, this story set near the snake river is the 2nd best film of the 5 mannstewart collaborations, behind only the naked spur and ahead of 3 other good movies worth watching winchester 73, the far country, and the man from laramie. Bend of the river 1952 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Bend of the river is an excellent film, and while i rate it third or fourth among manns westerns, youve convinced me it has a good. Settlers, indians, gun slingers and other sundry villians not to mention moutains and, of course, rivers and some really spectacular scenery as well as a cracking, fastpaced script from borden chase. We purchased a dvd with 4 old westerns starring james stewart bend of the river was the first on the disk. Breathtaking shots of mount hood, some taken from near timberline lodge, others on the white river on the east. Bend of the river 1952 bend of the river 1952 user. This movie had james stewart, rock hudson, arthur kennedy in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. Featuring a postfilm discussion by tim williams of oregon film about the films shooting on location here in oregon and a special talk with ethan field and ron campbell, the hikers who recently found a camera in the columbia river gorge hypothesized to be jimmy stewarts, lost during the production of this film. The novel, telling the story of salim, a merchant in postcolonial mid20th century africa, is one of naipauls best known works and was widely praised.
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