Bend of the River - wikipedia Bend of the River Bend of the River Theatrical release poster Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by Aaron Rosenberg Frank Cleaver Screenplay by Borden Chase Based on Bend of the Snake 1950 novel by Bill Gulick Starring James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Julie Adams Rock Hudson Music by Hans J. Salter Cinematography Irving Glassberg Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Production company Universal Pictures Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date January 23, 1952 ( 1952 - 01 - 23 ) ( United States ) Running time 91 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $3 million ( US ) Stepin Fetchit and Chubby Johnson Bend of the River is a 1952 American Technicolor Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson. Based on the 1950 novel Bend of the Snake by Bill Gulick, the film is about a tough cowboy who risks his life to deliver confiscated supplies to homesteaders after gold is discovered in the region. Bend of the River was filmed on location in Sandy River, Mount Hood and Timberline, Oregon. This is the second Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External links Plot In 1866, remorseful former border raider Glyn McLyntock ( James Stewart ) is scouting for a wagon train of settlers to Oregon. While he is checking the trail ahead, he rescues Emerson Cole ( Arthur Kennedy ) from being lynched for stealing a horse. Cole, who says the horse is `` not exactly stolen, '' thinks he has heard of McLyntock, but does not pursue the subject. One of the pioneers in the wagon train is the eligible Laura Baile ( Julie Adams ). That night, they are attacked by five Shoshone Indians and Laurie is wounded by an arrow. McLyntock and Cole go out to deal with the Shoshones and Cole saves McLyntock 's life in the process. McLyntock welcomes Cole, but Jeremy Baile ( Jay C. Flippen ), the leader of the settlers, does not trust Cole and does not believe that a man can change from bad to good. When they reach Portland, Oregon, Laura remains there to recover. Cole also leaves the party saying that he wants to go to California to find gold. The rest, including McLyntock, go on to establish a settlement in the wilderness after making arrangements with a man named Tom Hendricks ( Howard Petrie ) for the supplies they need for the winter to be sent on later ( `` the first week in September '' ). That night, they have a big party and meet a professional gambler named Trey Wilson ( Rock Hudson ). With winter fast approaching and the supplies at least six weeks late, they begin to worry when the food runs low. McLyntock and Jeremy go back to Portland to investigate. They find that a gold rush has inflated prices enormously. Laura and Cole are working for Hendricks and have no intention of going to the settlement. Jeremy is not happy about his daughter being Cole 's girl. Meanwhile, Hendricks has decided to sell their supplies for a much higher price to a mining camp. McLyntock secretly hires some men to load the supplies to take back to the settlement, but Hendricks finds out, instigating a shootout. Cole and Trey both side with McLyntock. When they are pursued, McLyntock sets up an ambush. Hendricks and some of his gang are killed, and the rest are driven off. On the way to the settlement, some of the miners show up and offer an exorbitant sum for the supplies. The hired men begin thinking about commandeering the wagon train. Cole can not resist the temptation of all that money and double - crosses his friend, but does not kill him. That proves to be a fatal mistake. McLyntock tracks them down and retakes the supplies with the assistance of Jeremy, Laura, and Trey. Cole brings some miners, but they are beaten off in a climactic gunfight at a river. McLyntock fights and kills Cole, and the current takes his body away. At the end, they reach the settlement with the supplies and it is apparent that Laura and McLyntock are now a couple. Cast James Stewart as Glyn McLyntock Arthur Kennedy as Emerson Cole Julie Adams as Laura Baile Rock Hudson as Trey Wilson, a professional gambler Lori Nelson as Marjie Baile Jay C. Flippen as Jeremy Baile Howard Petrie as Tom Hendricks Chubby Johnson as Captain Mello Stepin Fetchit as Adam, Mello 's assistant Harry Morgan as Shorty, one of the treacherous hired men Jack Lambert as Red, another hired hand Royal Dano as Long Tom, a third untrustworthy hire - on Frances Bavier as Mrs. Prentiss ( better known as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show ) Production James Stewart, best known for his down - to - earth persona, established another persona along with director Anthony Mann with the 1950 Western film Winchester ' 73. This new Stewart persona was more violent, edgier and more disillusioned, but a persona that was still likable. This collaboration included eight films, five of them Westerns. Along with Winchester ' 73 and Bend of the River, these included The Naked Spur ( 1953 ), The Far Country ( 1954 ) and The Man From Laramie ( 1955 ). This was the second of the Western collaborations between them. The film was written by Borden Chase, who had co-written Winchester ' 73 and would write The Far Country. It was based on the 1950 novel Bend of the Snake, by Bill Gulick. In Great Britain in the 1950s, the movie was known under the title Where the River Bends. Under this name the film was given a multi-page review section in F. Maurice Speed 's The Western Film Annual for the 1952 edition of his book. Character actor Arthur Kennedy was cast as Emerson Cole. Kennedy was confined to shooting riding scenes until his knee healed, after spraining it while filming the fight scene with Jay C. Flippen, who plays Jeremy Baile, the leader of the Baile family. Julie Adams was cast as Laura while Lori Nelson was cast as her sister Marjie. Adams is best known for her role as Kay Lawrence in the 1954 horror film Creature from the Black Lagoon and Nelson played the female lead role in the 1955 sequel Revenge of the Creature, which were both directed by Jack Arnold. Rock Hudson played Trey Wilson, a professional gambler. The film was filmed in Mount Hood, Sandy River and Timberline, Oregon. To promote the film before it was released, a 3.6 mile steamboat race on the Columbia River was staged on January 24, 1952, featuring the sternwheeler Henderson ( which had been used in the film, and which had several of the stars onboard ) versus the newer sternwheeler Portland. The Henderson won the race. Reception The film first released on February 13, 1952. The film grossed about $3 million. When first released, the film received poor reviews, but has since then gained more critical acclaim and is recognized as a great Western. Stewart took a percentage of the profits. In 1953, William Goetz estimated that Stewart had earned $750,000 from the film. In 2008, Bend of the River was nominated for AFI 's Top 10 Western Films list. References Jump up ^ ' Top Box - Office Hits of 1952 ', Variety, January 7, 1953 Jump up ^ `` Bend of the River ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 21, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Filming locations for Bend of the River ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 21, 2012. Jump up ^ Sloman, Tony. `` Bend of the River -- review ''. Radio Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017. Originally known in the UK as Where the River Bends Jump up ^ `` The Henderson - Gone by Not Forgotten - Hood River, Oregon - Oregon Historical Markers on Waymarking.com ''. www.waymarking.com. Jump up ^ A TOWN CALLED HOLLYWOOD : Top Stars Now Share in Profits of Major Pictures Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times ( 1923 - Current File ) ( Los Angeles, Calif ) 24 July 1955 : d2. Jump up ^ `` AFI 's 10 Top 10 Ballot '' ( PDF ). www.afi.com. American Film Institute. p. 45. External links Bend of the River at the American Film Institute Catalog Bend of the River at the TCM Movie Database Bend of the River on IMDb Bend of the River at AllMovie Films directed by Anthony Mann Dr. Broadway ( 1942 ) Moonlight in Havana ( 1942 ) Nobody 's Darling ( 1943 ) My Best Gal ( 1944 ) Strangers in the Night ( 1944 ) The Great Flamarion ( 1945 ) Two O'Clock Courage ( 1945 ) Sing Your Way Home ( 1945 ) The Bamboo Blonde ( 1946 ) Strange Impersonation ( 1946 ) Desperate ( 1947 ) Railroaded ! ( 1947 ) T - Men ( 1947 ) Raw Deal ( 1948 ) Reign of Terror ( 1949 ) Border Incident ( 1949 ) Side Street ( 1950 ) Winchester ' 73 ( 1950 ) The Furies ( 1950 ) Devil 's Doorway ( 1950 ) The Tall Target ( 1951 ) Bend of the River ( 1952 ) The Naked Spur ( 1953 ) Thunder Bay ( 1953 ) The Glenn Miller Story ( 1954 ) The Far Country ( 1954 ) Strategic Air Command ( 1955 ) The Man from Laramie ( 1955 ) The Last Frontier ( 1955 ) Serenade ( 1956 ) Men in War ( 1957 ) The Tin Star ( 1957 ) God 's Little Acre ( 1958 ) Man of the West ( 1958 ) Cimarron ( 1960 ) El Cid ( 1961 ) The Fall of the Roman Empire ( 1964 ) The Heroes of Telemark ( 1965 ) A Dandy in Aspic ( 1968 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bend_of_the_River&oldid=821025630 '' Categories : 1952 films English - language films 1950s Western ( genre ) films American Western ( genre ) films Films directed by Anthony Mann Films shot in Oregon Films set in Oregon Universal Pictures films American films Films set in 1866 Films based on American novels Hidden categories : Pages using div col without cols and colwidth parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Euskara فارسی Français Italiano Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Português Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 January 2018, at 00 : 13. 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Question: where was the movie bend in the river filmed
Answer: Sandy River, Mount Hood and Timberline, Oregon