River of No Return
“Reckless, Roaring, Adventure of the Great Northwest Gold Rush Days!”
1954 · 1 h 31 min
Otto PremingerCast
Robert Mitchum 
Marilyn Monroe 
Rory Calhoun 
Tommy Rettig 
Murvyn Vye 
Douglas Spencer
Credits
Written by: Frank Fenton
Plot
A farmer and his son help a saloon singer search for her estranged husband along a rapid river.
Sinekatalog’s take
Otto Preminger's western has beautiful scenery and Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe's chemistry, though the script is uneven.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (14,458 votes)
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