Bend of the River

Jan 23, 1952

1h 31m

★ 6.9

The greatness... the glory... the fury... of the Northwest Frontier!

Overview

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

Genres

Western

Adventure

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Glyn McLyntock

James Stewart

Emerson Cole

Arthur Kennedy

Laura Baile

Julie Adams

Trey Wilson

Rock Hudson

Jeremy Baile

Jay C. Flippen

Marjie Baile

Lori Nelson

Cap'n Mello

Chubby Johnson

Adam

Stepin Fetchit

Shorty

Harry Morgan

Tom Hendricks

Howard Petrie

Mrs. Prentiss

Frances Bavier

Red

Jack Lambert

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8.1

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5.6

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3.4

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0.0

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3.1

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5.3

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5.3

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2.8

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6.7

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5.8

Blood Alley

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3.5

Curucu, Beast of the Amazon

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7.0

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5.4

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2.1

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6.5

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5.9

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2.7

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6.1

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