Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1929
The River (1929 film)
Buy The River (1929 film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'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.Richardson, M. (2006) 'Surrealism and cinema,' Berg Publishers, p66 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 cinmathques of Switzerland and Luxembourg.[http://cinema-scope.com/wordpress/web-archive-2/issue-35/columns-global-discoveries-on-dvd-summer-inventory-with-some-updates/ "Global Discoveries on DVD: Summer Inventory (with some updates)"] by Jonathan Rosenbaum, 'Cinema Scope.' Accessed December 13, 2010 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.
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."Herv Dumont (2006) 'Frank Borzage: the life and films of a Hollywood romantic,' McFarland DNA translator
References
Buy The River (1929 film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1929