The River's Edge

Apr 11, 1957

1h 27m

★ 6.0

It was kill ... or be killed ... all the way down to The River's Edge.

Overview

A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Nardo Denning

Ray Milland

Ben Cameron

Anthony Quinn

Meg Cameron

Debra Paget

Chet

Harry Carey, Jr.

Whiskers

Chubby Johnson

Floyd Barry (as Byron K. Foulger)

Byron Foulger

U.S. Border Patrol Captain

Tom McKee

Harry Castleton

Frank Gerstle

Sheriff Lee (uncredited)

Lee Morgan

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