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River's End (1940 film)
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Wikipedia article
'River's End' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis and George Tobias.Pitts p.286 It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel 'The River's End' by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into 1920 and 1930 films. It is also known by the alternative title of 'Double Identity'.
The film is a Northern in which a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer tracks an escaped convict, only to subsequently try to clear his name.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.
Plot summary
Main cast
* Dennis Morgan as John Keith/Sgt. Derry Conniston
* Elizabeth Inglis as Linda Conniston
* George Tobias as Andrew (Andy) Dijon
* Victor Jory as Norman Talbot
* James Stephenson as Insp. McDowell
* Steffi Duna as Cheeta
* Edward Pawley as Frank Crandell
* John Ridgely as Constable Jeffers
* Frank Wilcox as Constable Kentish
* David Bruce as Balt
* Gilbert Emery as Justice
* Stuart Robertson as Sgt. Cruze
References
Bibliography
* Pitts, Michael R. 'Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films'. McFarland, 2012.
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