River's End (1940)

Convicted murderer John Keith (Dennis Morgan), escapes from his guards, and is pursued by Sergeant Conniston (Dennis Morgan, of the Royal Canadian Mouted Police. After a two year hunt, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Enright

Writers:

James Oliver Curwood (novel), Barry Trivers (screenplay),

Stars:

Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis, George Tobias

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis Morgan	...	John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston
Elizabeth Inglis	...	Linda Conniston (as Elizabeth Earl)
George Tobias	...	Andrew (Andy) Dijon
Victor Jory	...	Norman Talbot
James Stephenson	...	Insp. McDowell
Steffi Duna	...	Cheeta
Edward Pawley	...	Frank Crandell
John Ridgely	...	Constable Jeffers
Frank Wilcox	...	Constable Kentish
David Bruce	...	Balt
Gilbert Emery	...	Justice
Stuart Robertson	...	Sgt. Cruze

Storyline

Convicted murderer John Keith (Dennis Morgan), escapes from his guards, and is pursued by Sergeant Conniston (Dennis Morgan, of the Royal Canadian Mouted Police. After a two year hunt, Conniston almost dies of the cold and is rescued by Keith. Before he dies, Keith convinces him he is innocent of the crime for which he has been convicted, and Conniston insists that Keith, who bears nearly an identical resemblance to the Mountie, put on his uniform and pretend he is Conniston and go to River's End and prove his innocence.

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Plot Keywords:

canadian | escape | brother sister relationship | mounted police | law and order | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Double Identity

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Opening credits are shown on wooden logs and plank styled lettering and background.

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Connections

Version of The River's End (1920)

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Soundtracks

"Gwine to Rune All Night"
(uncredited)
aka "De Camptown Races"
Music by Stephen Foster
Played at the barn dance

User Reviews

The Mountie always gets his Man

George Tobias could just play any part, although his accent does come and go in this one. Here, he's a supporting character "Dijon", helping our main character to escape. Our lead man is Dennis Morgan, playing both a convicted man (John Keith)and the County Mountie (Connison) assigned to chase him down. While it is a shortie, it is quite well played. There is some comedy in this "Canadian Western"... every couple minutes, Dijon's girlfriend comes running into the picture to make a big scene, even though Dijon promised to keep a low profile. He even starts a bar-room brawl as a pretense to get one of the bad guys in jail. Of course, there are a couple of chase scenes, and even a fist fight on the edge of a cliff. Victor Jory is Talbot, the "foil" in the story.

Directed by Ray Enright, who had worked his way up in the business in the early days of Hollywood. Based on the story by James Curwood, a prolific writer who seems to have written numerous novels about the outdoors, and the wild west. Fun film to watch. It starts as a serious drama, but seems to turn into a lighter comedy/drama about halfway through.