The River's Edge
The River's Edge is a 1957 film noir adventure, crime, and drama DeLuxe CinemaScope film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn and Debra Paget. The picture is based on the unpublished short story "The Higher Mountain" by Harold Jacob Smith.[1] Location filming was done in Amecameca and Iztaccihuatl in Mexico.[2] The supporting cast features Harry Carey, Jr. and Chubby Johnson.
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | Benedict E. Bogeaus |
| Written by | James Leicester, Harold Jacob Smith (story) "The Highest Mountain" |
| Starring | Ray Milland Anthony Quinn Debra Paget |
| Music by | Louis Forbes |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | James Leicester |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Ben Cameron (Anthony Quinn) and wife Meg (Debra Paget) struggle to build their small ranch in New Mexico desert. Bad guy bank robber Nardo Denning (Ray Milland) arrives in New Mexico looking for his girlfriend and her husband. At gunpoint, Nardo forces the couple to guide him safely to Mexico with the stolen money. Meg has a past with Nardo which her husband does not know.
Cast
- Ray Milland as Nardo Denning
- Anthony Quinn as Ben Cameron
- Debra Paget as Meg Cameron
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Chet
- Chubby Johnson as Whiskers
- Byron Foulger as Barry
- Tom McKee as U.S. Border Patrol Captain
- Frank Gerstle as Harry Castleton
See also
References
- "The River's Edge (1957) - Screenplay Info". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The River's Edge on IMDb
- The River's Edge at AllMovie
- The River's Edge at the TCM Movie Database
- The River's Edge (movies.yahoo.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2011)