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River's End

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  • 1h 15m
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5.7/10
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Charles Bickford and Zasu Pitts in River's End (1930)
Western
Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out to... Read allSgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out to be a dead ringer for Conniston. On the way back, the sled overturns, Keith grabs the gun ... Read allSgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out to be a dead ringer for Conniston. On the way back, the sled overturns, Keith grabs the gun and leaves them to die in the snow. After second thoughts he comes back and brings them to... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
153
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
217,096
60,356
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    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • James Oliver Curwood(based on the story by)
      • Charles Kenyon(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Charles Bickford
      • Evalyn Knapp
      • J. Farrell MacDonald
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • James Oliver Curwood(based on the story by)
      • Charles Kenyon(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Charles Bickford
      • Evalyn Knapp
      • J. Farrell MacDonald
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    • John Keith…
    Evalyn Knapp
    Evalyn Knapp
    • Miriam McDowell
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Pat O'Toole
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Louise
    Walter McGrail
    Walter McGrail
    • Sergeant Martin
    David Torrence
    David Torrence
    • Inspector McDowell
    Frank Coghlan Jr.
    Frank Coghlan Jr.
    • Mickey O'Toole
    • (as Junior Coghlan)
    Tom Santschi
    Tom Santschi
    • Segeant Shotwell
    Alice Belcher
    Alice Belcher
    • Townswoman at Dance
    • (uncredited)
    Lionel Belmore
    Lionel Belmore
    • Mountie
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Eskimo
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Hagney
    Frank Hagney
    • Mountie
    • (uncredited)
    Tiny Jones
    Tiny Jones
    • Townswoman at Dance
    • (uncredited)
    Tom London
    Tom London
    • Mountie
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Saum
    • Mountie
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • James Oliver Curwood(based on the story by)
      • Charles Kenyon(screenplay) (dialogue)
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    • Goofs
      In the ship's cabin, when both of Bickford's characters are smoking a pipe and playing cards on the opposite sides of the same table, the pipe smoke is cut off when it crosses the edge of the film where the two sides are spliced together. Likewise, when the cards are dealt, there is a delay between them being dealt and arriving on the other side of the table. It's obvious the two scenes were shot separately and spliced together.
    • Connections
      Version of The River's End (1920)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Daniel Butterfield

      Played by a buglar at headquarters

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    Disappointing early mountie adventure.
    Michael Curtiz directs Charles Bickford in a story of rugged adventure in the Frozen North piney woods - sounds great.

    Well, for the first ten minutes, with mountie Bickford getting his man, unshaven fugitive Bickford, and the dialogue in Eskimo (I kid you not) this one does intrigue, even if Ben Carré's painted on canvas cabin walls aren't going to fool anyone. The effects work with the doubled-up character is really ingenious and the confrontation has a harshness that we're not used to.

    Unfortunately, as with so many early sound films, all the good stuff is in the opening and then the movie gets on with what people have paid good money to watch - actors talking.

    The leads aren't at all bad but the dumb plot lets them down.I wonder who thought it was worth another go round in 1940?
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    • Mozjoukine
    • Sep 28, 2002

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Med stulet pass
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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