Errol Flynn is McComb, kicked out of the army for doing what he thought was right. he makes enemies out of Mrs. Moore (Ann Sheridan). and then partners up with her husband, and now he's in the mining business. Grant Mitchell is here as Beck, the sidekick. McComb sets up a bank, but to recoup his expenses of redeeming the mining paper, he wants a cut from all the miners in town. this sets in motion the bad blood of the other miners. of course, there will be a showdown, as McComb pushes them harder and harder. Some fun scenery of National Forest around Bishop. Silver River is pretty good. they could have ended it about halfway through, and it would have been a great film. there are some sound issues around 1 hour 10 minutes, and again at 1 hour 37 minutes, but it comes and goes pretty quickly. now the real struggles begin.. after all the successes McComb has had, he has to face up to real problems. even his buddy Beck has turned on him. the second hour isn't as good as the first... it goes all over the place and turns into a big epic piece. huge brawl. conflict. death. everyone punching everyone else. meh. should have stopped at about an hour ten minutes in. tries to be big and grandiose, but it gets silly. Directed by Raoul Walsh. worked with so many of the biggies in hollywood. The hard-living Flynn made this one in 1948, and would continue on for another ten years after this. then died young from all the rough living.
Review of Silver River
