{"id":39981,"date":"2018-01-19T11:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39981"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:07:28","slug":"bend-of-the-river-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39981","title":{"rendered":"Bend of the River (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s a difference between men and apples.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Poster.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA former border raider (James Stewart) helps a group of settlers &#8212; including two beautiful sisters (Julie Adams and Lori Nelson) &#8212; cross safely into Oregon while rescuing a vigilante (Arthur Kennedy) who then joins their troupe. When food supplies become scarce due to a gold rush in Portland, Stewart must try to secure their safe shipment back to the settlers &#8212; but will Kennedy be lured by the exorbitant prices being offered by miners?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Mann Films<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Kennedy Films<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Stewart Films<\/li>\n<li>Julie Adams Films<\/li>\n<li>Rock Hudson Films<\/li>\n<li>Settlers<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary notes that this &#8220;exciting&#8221; &#8220;second of five westerns Anthony Mann made with James Stewart&#8221; centers, &#8220;like most Mann westerners&#8221;, on men who &#8220;can&#8217;t escape [their] past&#8221;, and &#8220;how violent men choose to lead their lives now that the West is becoming civilized&#8221;. He writes that the &#8220;script by Borden Chase is first-rate&#8221;, with &#8220;the dialogue between Stewart and Kennedy&#8230; particularly strong&#8221;, conveying that &#8220;each knows what the other is thinking at all times&#8221;. Indeed, Stewart and Kennedy make for a fascinating pair of (anti-)heros, with each demonstrating the better or worse part of their natures when confronted by temptation. Tension in the storyline is near-constant, given the confluence of naturally rugged terrain, limited supplies, a small handful of beautiful women, and gold fever infesting men&#8217;s hearts and minds. When basic supplies can be sold for 100 times their &#8220;natural&#8221; cost, will greed outweigh basic decency and respect for human life? That dilemma drives the narrative, which takes place within &#8220;excellent cinematography of the beautiful landscape&#8221; by Irving Glassberg. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent use of outdoor locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Outdoors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Outdoors.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Outdoors.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Outdoors-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Outdoors-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An action-packed screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Stewart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Stewart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Stewart.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Stewart-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bend-of-the-River-Stewart-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as another fine outing between Mann and Stewart. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0044413\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39981\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s800bend.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1952\/04\/10\/archives\/bend-of-the-river-a-western-starring-james-stewart-opens-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a difference between men and apples.&#8221; Synopsis: A former border raider (James Stewart) helps a group of settlers &#8212; including two beautiful sisters (Julie Adams and Lori Nelson) &#8212; cross safely into Oregon while rescuing a vigilante (Arthur Kennedy) who then joins their troupe. When food supplies become scarce due to a gold rush in Portland, Stewart must try to secure their safe shipment back to the settlers &#8212; but will Kennedy be lured by the exorbitant prices being&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39981\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39981"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72998,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39981\/revisions\/72998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}