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A man with a past guides a band of pioneers from Missouri over the Oregon Trail to a new life in the Columbia River Basin. When the settlers are cheated out of their supplies and cattle, he crosses rivers, climbs mountains and out-guns greedy hijackers to ensure their survival through the first wint...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Bend of the river (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Chase, Borden (Screenwriter), Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor), Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990 (Actor), Adams, Julie, 1926-2019 (Actor), Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985 (Actor), Nelson, Lori, 1933-2020 (Actor), Flippen, Jay C., 1899-1971 (Actor), Johnson, Chubby, 1903-1974 (Actor), Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011 (Actor), Dano, Royal, 1922-1994 (Actor), Bavier, Frances, 1902-1989 (Actor), Petrie, Howard, 1907-1968 (Actor), Fetchit, Stepin (Actor), Glassberg, Irving (director of photography.), Gausman, R. A. (Russell A.), 1892-1963 (Set designer), Emert, Oliver (Set designer), Odell, Rosemary (Costume designer), Salter, Hans J. (composer (expression)), Gulick, Bill, 1916-2013
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, New York] : Kino Lorber Inc., [2019]
Subjects:
Wagon trains > Oregon > Drama.
Tour guides (Persons) > Oregon > Drama.
Scouts (Reconnaissance) > West (U.S.) > Drama.
Overland journeys to the Pacific > Drama.
Frontier and pioneer life > Columbia River Watershed.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Scouts (Reconnaissance)
Tour guides (Persons)
Wagon trains.
United States > Columbia River Watershed.
Oregon.
West United States.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Western films.
Feature films.
Drama.
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Summary:A man with a past guides a band of pioneers from Missouri over the Oregon Trail to a new life in the Columbia River Basin. When the settlers are cheated out of their supplies and cattle, he crosses rivers, climbs mountains and out-guns greedy hijackers to ensure their survival through the first winter.
Item Description:Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Based on the novel "Bend of the snake" by Bill Gulick.
Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Toby Roan and theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; region A; 1.37:1 presentation; DTS-HD master audio 2.0.
Audience:MPAA: not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Irving Glassberg ; art direction, Bernard Herzbrun, Nathan Juran ; set decorations Russell A. Gausman, Oliver Emert ; film editor, Russell Schoengarth ; costumes, Rosemary Odell ; music, Hans J. Salter.