Silver River

Director: Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh

Overview

In this western an avaricious, ambitious ex-Civil War officer becomes a gambler after his dishonorable discharge. He then muscles into the Nevada silver-mining business and becomes one of a town's most powerful citizens. The trouble begins when he falls for the wife of one of his employees. To have her, he sends the worker to his death and then marries the poor widow. Meanwhile, his shady lawyer helps him acquire more and more. Later, his new wife realizes that she has married a wicked man and leaves him with much to ponder.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2017
UPC:	0888574462154
Original Release:	1948
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	22,493

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Errol Flynn	Actor
Ann Sheridan	Actor
Thomas Mitchell	Actor
Bruce Bennett	Actor,Large Woman
Tom D'Andrea	Pistol Porter
Barton MacLane	Banjo Sweeney
Monte Blue	Buck Chevigee
Jonathan Hale	Maj. Spencer
Alan Bridge	Sam Slade,Sam Slade
Arthur Space	Maj. Ross
Art Baker	Maj. Wilson
Joseph Crehan	President Grant
Norman Jolley	Scout
Jack Davis	Judge Advocate
Harry Strang	Soldier
Norman Willis	Honest Harry
Ian Wolfe	Deputy
Jimmy Ames	Barker
Lois Austin	Lady
Gladys Turney	Lady
Franklin Farnum	Officer,Officer
Dorothy Christy	Woman
Grayce Hampton	Woman
Joe Bernard	River Boat Captain
Harry Hayden	Schaefer
Lester Dorr	Taylor
Russell Hicks	Edwards
Fred Kelsey	Townsman
Ben Corbett	Henchman
Leo White	Barber,Miner
Bud Osborne	Posse Man
Eddie Parker	Bugler
Jerry Jerome	Soldier
Frank McCarroll	Soldier
James Harrison	Soldier
Bob Stephenson	Soldier
Ross Ford	Soldier
Harry Morgan	Tailor
Richard Alexander	Henchman (uncredited)
George Chandler	Actor
Harry Woods	Card Player
Eugène Pallette	Actor
Otto Reichow	Miner
Max Steiner	Composer

Technical Credits

Stephen Longstreet

Harriet Frank Jr.

Raoul Walsh	Director
Stephen Longstreet	Screenwriter
Owen Crump	Producer
Edwin DuPar	Special Effects
William McGann	Special Effects
Harriet Frank Jr.	Screenwriter
Jack L. Warner	Executive Producer
Francis J. Scheid	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Silver River should be a much better movie than it is. After all, it has Errol Flynn, who practically defined the idea of an adventure hero in the hey day of the cinema. And there's Ann Sheridan, a beauty that's always a pleasure to have around. They're being guided through their paces by Raoul Walsh, a director who knew his way around the Western and Flynn both (no easy task, that last one). Yet, while River is no disaster, it's a pretty dull movie -- after the first 15 minutes that is. The opening sequence is actually very good, containing excitement and action and promising a rip-roaring good time. But after that, it's down hill. Part of the problem is that Flynn's character is unlikeable; sure, it's a tale of redemption and so the character has to have flaws. But it's hard to muster sufficient sympathy for him after he sends his rival out on a mission with the express purpose of being killed. The script also meanders, and it doesn't provide the kind of big moments we keep hankering after. For his part, Flynn walks through much of the picture, relying on his charm to get him through parts that clearly don't interest him. Sheridan does rather better, but she's off her mark a bit, too, and Walsh just seems uncharacteristically at sea.