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Bend of the River Overview:

Bend of the River (1952) was a Western - Action Film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Aaron Rosenberg and Frank Cleaver.

SYNOPSIS

The second of the terrific Stewart-Mann Westerns is characteristic of their pairings: adult themes played out against prairie vistas in which betrayal and violence can erupt at any time. Formerly a vicious Missouri raider, Stewart now leads a wagon train through Indian raids and hijackings to the new boom town of Portland where he becomes embroiled in the conflict between wealthy miners and farmers.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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Bend of The River (1952)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 22, 2019 From 4 Star Films

In Bend of The River, there are glimpses of the man we knew before the war. Joking and smiling with that same face. The affable charm and so on. But it’s also starkly different. In this picture, James Stewart is on horseback leading a wagon train preoccupied with farming, cattle, ranching, and... Read full article

Bend of the River (1952, Anthony Mann)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Somehow Bend of the River manages to be too cluttered while running too short at ninety-one minutes. The film starts great; James Stewart is a former bad man of the West who’s trying to be a good guy and become a farmer (or rancher if he can get himself some cattle). He’s guiding a wagon train t... Read full article

Bend of the River (1952, Anthony Mann)

on Feb 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Somehow Bend of the River manages to be too cluttered while running too short at ninety-one minutes. The film starts great; James Stewart is a former bad man of the West who’s trying to be a good guy and become a farmer (or rancher if he can get himself some cattle). He’s guiding a wagon train t... Read full article

Bend of the River (1952, Anthony Mann)

on Feb 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Somehow Bend of the River manages to be too cluttered while running too short at ninety-one minutes. The film starts great; James Stewart is a former bad man of the West who’s trying to be a good guy and become a farmer (or rancher if he can get himself some cattle). He’s guiding a wagon train t... Read full article

Bend of the River (1952, Anthony Mann)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Somehow Bend of the River manages to be too cluttered while running too short at ninety-one minutes. The film starts great; James Stewart is a former bad man of the West who’s trying to be a good guy and become a farmer (or rancher if he can get himself some cattle). He’s guiding a wagon train t... Read full article

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Bend of the River Quotes:

Glyn McLyntock: So you've decided to stay in Portland.
Emerson Cole: For a while, then thought I would drift on down to California
Glyn McLyntock: Still following that star.
Glyn McLyntock: Sometimes it's better than having a man with a star following you.
Glyn McLyntock: I thought we were out of Cheyenne country. What do you make of that?
Emerson Cole: Shoshoni. Real mean when they want to be. Lately, they want to be.
Jeremy Baile: I don't like that man Cole.
Glyn McLyntock: Why not?
Jeremy Baile: I heard Grundy say he was a raider on the Missouri border.
Glyn McLyntock: Well, lots of people used to raid along the border.
Jeremy Baile: That kind can't change. When an apple's rotten, there's nothing you can do except throw it away or it will spoil the whole barrel.
Glyn McLyntock: Well, there's a difference between men and apples.
Glyn McLyntock: Always point this (the wagon tongue) toward the North Star. Then come morning, we'll know where we're going.
Jeremy Baile: Good country, Glyn.
Glyn McLyntock: Yeah, real good country.
Jeremy Baile: Let's hope we can keep it this way. Missouri and Kansas was like this when I first saw 'em... good, clean. It was the men who came in to steal and kill that changed things. We mustn't let it happen here.
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Bend of the River Facts
James Stewart was so upset when Rock Hudson received more cheering and applause at the premiere that he vowed never to talk to the actor again, let along work with him - and he never did.
Julie Adams has the female lead in Jack Arnold's "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". Lori Nelson who plays Adams' sister in "Bend of the River" has the female lead in the sequel to "Creature", "Revenge of the Creature".
In Finland this film is called "Maa vuorten takana", meaning "The Land Behind the Mountains" in English.
The last film in which James Stewart had his own hair.
Though the film received generally poor reviews, it is noteworthy as marking a turning point in James Stewart's career as he began to play much more violent, cynical and ruthless characters.
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