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Overview

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7.4/10   2,183 votes
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Writers:
Borden Chase (screenplay)
William Gulick (novel)
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Release Date:
13 February 1952 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The greatness...the glory...the fury...of the Northwest Frontier!
Plot:
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory... more | add synopsis
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Good western more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Stewart ... Glyn McLyntock
Arthur Kennedy ... Emerson Cole

Rock Hudson ... Trey Wilson
Jay C. Flippen ... Jeremy Baile
Julie Adams ... Laura Baile (as Julia Adams)
Lori Nelson ... Marjie Baile
Chubby Johnson ... Cap'n Mello
Stepin Fetchit ... Adam (as Stepin' Fetchit)
Harry Morgan ... Shorty (as Henry Morgan)
Howard Petrie ... Tom Hendricks
Frances Bavier ... Mrs. Prentiss
Jack Lambert ... Red
Royal Dano ... Long Tom
Frank Chase ... Wasco
Cliff Lyons ... Willie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bend of the Snake (USA) (working title)
Where the River Bends (UK)
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Trivia:
In Finland this film is called "Maa vuorten takana", meaning "The Land Behind the Mountains" in English. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The heroes pass the same large, flat, rock formation twice during the trek with supplies. more
Quotes:
Tom Hendricks: I got a job for you... arrow wound.
Cap'n Mello: Where about?
Glyn McLyntock: Right up here (points to shoulder). Part of the head is still in it.
Cap'n Mello: Well, if you can point to it, it ain't serious. Just leave it alone, it will fall out by itself in time.
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Referenced in Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Good western, 20 February 2007
8/10

James Stewart plays Glyn McLyntock whose job is to lead the settlers west.Emerson Cole, a man with a shady past, is played by Arthur Kennedy.He's there to help Glyn with the job.The settlers are gonna need some food for the winter and soon the other side of Cole steps out.Anthony Mann worked for the second time with James Stewart in Bend of the River (1952).Jimmy does good work as always.Arthur Kennedy is brilliant in his role.The beautiful and talented Julie Adams plays Laura Baile and she does it great.Lori Nelson is wonderful as Marjie Baile.Rock Hudson is a gambler named Trey Wilson and he's terrific.This movie has got the most wonderful scenery.It's great to watch all those wagons travel there towards a better future.This is a good western from 55 years back.The world has changed in that time- and so have the movies.

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