| The River | |
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Written by | John Hunter Booth Tristram Tupper (novel) Dwight Cummins Philip Klein |
| Starring | Charles Farrell Mary Duncan |
| Music by | Maurice Baron |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Barney Wolf |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | October 6, 1929 |
Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The River is a 1929 partial-talkie drama film directed by Frank Borzage, and starring Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan. Much of the film has been lost.[1] A reconstructed Version with the about 45 minutes of surviving film, using still images and explanatory titlecards to bridge the missing scenes, was produced by the Munich Filmmuseum, in collaboration with the cinémathèques of Switzerland and Luxembourg.[2] This version was screened in 2006 by the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. Borzage also directed Farrell, opposite Janet Gaynor, in Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), and Lucky Star (1929) during this period.
Plot summary
Allen John Spender (Charles Farrell) is a virile outdoorsman and Rosalee (Mary Duncan) is his high society sweetheart.[3]
Cast
- Charles Farrell as Allen John Spender
- Mary Duncan as Rosalee
- Ivan Linow as Sam Thompson
- Margaret Mann as Widow Thompson
- Alfred Sabato as Marsdon
- Bert Woodruff as The Miller
Reception
Revue du Cinema critic Jean George Auriol described The River as "undoubtedly the most lyrical love film ever made."[4]
References
- ^ Richardson, M. (2006) Surrealism and cinema, Berg Publishers, p66
- ^ "Global Discoveries on DVD: Summer Inventory (with some updates)" by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Cinema Scope. Accessed December 13, 2010
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-river-v108089
- ^ Hervé Dumont (2006) Frank Borzage: the life and films of a Hollywood romantic, McFarland
External links
- The River at IMDb
- The River at AllMovie
- The River at the TCM Movie Database