River of No Return (1954): Mitchum and Monroe on a Raft

River of No Return is nearly worthwhile for its opening visuals alone. There stands the vestige of American manhood: Robert Mitchum — unmistakably himself — felling a tree. He pulls off his hat, wipes his brow, and we get a gorgeous lingering look at his backyard. God’s majesty as ... Read full article

Marilyn: Behind the Icon – River of No Return

Monroe’s Dynamism Vies with the Majestic Canadian Rockies in River of No Return, An Odyssey of Redemption Marilyn Monroe, River of No Return “I’m really eager to do something else,” Monroe announced in 1953. “Squeezing yourself to ooze out the last ounce of sex allure is terribly har... Read full article

The River of No Return

The River of No Return review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Otto Preminger’s “River of No Return is set in  set in Northwest Canada, in savage Indian territory, in the gold rush days. The plot is kinda weak but movie is very wonderfully acted and very spectacula... Read full article

River of No Return (1954)

River of No Return (Otto Preminger, 1954) After doing time in jail for murdering a man in defence of another one, Matt Carkner (Robert Mitchum) takes his son Mark (Tommy Rettig) and wants to live with him in the country of hunting, fishing , and cultivating. The woman, Kay Weston (Marilyn Monroe)... Read full article

Leonard Maltin interviews Stanley Rubin at the screening of River of No Return (1954)

Press Photo On Friday April 26th, 2013, Carlos and I attended a special screening of River of No Return (1954) at the Chinese Multiplex in Hollywood. You can see both of us in the photograph above (note TCM marked this photo as being a shot of the audience of Voyage to Italy but it was indeed Rive... Read full article