Silver River
1948 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.1 · 45% critics
After being forced out of the cavalry, a hardened man heads to Nevada determined never to be controlled again. His ruthless climb through the silver business brings power and wealth, but also enemies, suspicion, and growing distance from the people closest to him.
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-05-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (30 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy tough, character-driven westerns about ambition and power; Not for you if you prefer lighter heroes or romance-forward adventures like Call of the Wild.
Pros: gritty lead role; strong supporting cast; tense final stretch | Cons: routine drama; harsh protagonist; familiar western conflicts
Themes
- empire
- widow
- silver
Cast & crew
Errol Flynn
as 'Mike' McComb
Ann Sheridan
as Georgia Moore
Thomas Mitchell
as John Plato Beck
Bruce Bennett
as Stanley Moore
Tom D'Andrea
as 'Pistol' Porter
Barton MacLane
as 'Banjo' Sweeney
Monte Blue
as 'Buck' Chevigee
Jonathan Hale
as Major Spencer
Al Bridge
as Sam Slade
Arthur Space
as Major Ross
Directed by Raoul Walsh