| Release Date: | Apr 1954 |
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| Genres: | Western / Adventure / Action |
| Cast: | Robert Mitchum (Matt Calder), Marilyn Monroe (Kay Weston), Rory Calhoun (Harry Weston (gambler)), Tommy Rettig (Mark Calder), Murvyn Vye (Dave Colby (prospector)), Douglas Spencer (Sam Benson (prospector)), Fred Aldrich (Barfly at Camp Saloon (uncredited)), Claire Andre (Surrey driver (uncredited)), Hal Baylor (Young Punk (uncredited)), Don Beddoe (Ben (Council City storekeeper)...), Larry Chance (Young Punk (uncredited)), John Cliff (Leering Man (uncredited)), Edmund Cobb (Town barber (uncredited)), John Doucette (Man in saloon (uncredited)), Geneva Gray (Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)), Ed Hinton (Gambler (uncredited)), Mitchell Kowall ((uncredited)), Mitchell Lawrence (Young Punk (uncredited)), Jarma Lewis (Saloon dancer (uncredited)), Jack Mather (Dealer at card table (uncredited)), Ann McCrea (Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)), Harry Monty ((uncredited)), Fay Morley (Dancer (uncredited)), Paul Newlan (Prospector (uncredited)), Barbara Nichols (Blonde dancer (uncredited)), Ralph Sanford (Bartender (uncredited)), Jerome Schaeffer ((uncredited)), Harry Seymour (Piano Player (uncredited)), Arthur Shields (The Minister at Tent City (uncredited)), John Veitch (Young Punk (uncredited)), Harry Wilson (Barfly at Camp Saloon (uncredited)), Will Wright (Trader (uncredited)) |
Matt Calder, who lives on a remote farm with his young son Mark, helps two unexpected visitors who lose control of their raft on the nearby river. Harry Weston is a gambler by profession and he is racing to the nearest town to register a mining claim he has won in a poker game. His attractive wife Kay, a former saloon hall girl, is with him. When Calder refuses to let Weston have his only rifle and horse, he simply takes them leaving his wife behind. Unable to defend themselves against a likely Indian attack, Calder, his son and Kay Weston begin the treacherous journey down the river on the raft Weston left behind.
