One of the best things about this oater is the location shooting near Mount Hood, Oregon. Anthony Mann had top-billed Jimmy Stewart a couple of years earlier in Winchester 73, albeit in black and white. The movie made a noise at the box-office so the actor and director tried it again this time in colour and shot against a spectacular background in Oregon. It's a fairly ho-hum story redeemed by a fine cast - Stewart is supported by Arthur Kennedy, J.C. Flippen and Harry Morgan - and a good time is had by all.
Review of Bend of the River
