The River (1929 film)

The River
Directed by	Frank Borzage
Written by	John Hunter Booth (novel) Dwight Cummins Philip Klein
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Charles Farrell Mary Duncan
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by
Music by
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 6, 1929 (1929-10-06)
Running time	84 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1] 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 cinémathèques of Switzerland and Luxembourg.^[2] 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.^[3]

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."^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• The River at IMDb
• The River at AllMovie
• The River at the TCM Movie Database

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