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River of No Return

1954 ★ 91 min
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Rettig
Director: Otto Preminger, Jean Negulesco, Paul Helmick
Writer: Frank Fenton
Producer: Stanley Rubin

River of No Return is a 1954 American Western film directed by Otto Preminger and starring Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. The screenplay by Frank Fenton is based on a story by Louis Lantz, who borrowed his premise from the 1948 Italian film Bicycle Thieves. The picture was shot on location in the Canadian Rockies in Technicolor and CinemaScope and released by 20th Century Fox.

Trivia

  • Otto Preminger was preparing for the opening of The Moon Is Blue when 20th Century Fox executive Darryl F. Zanuck assigned him to direct River of No Return as part of his contract with the studio.
  • Preminger himself had no interest in the project until he read the screenplay and saw potential in the story.
  • Zanuck decided the film should be made in CinemaScope and increased the budget accordingly.

Filming Locations

  • Alberta
  • Much of it would be filmed in Banff and Jasper national parks, Lake Louise in Alberta, and the Salmon River in Idaho, where the story actually takes place.

Previous Showings

2 Runs • 1 Festival

440 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (June 11, 1954)

Original Run: June 11, 1954 (Friday - Thursday)

All runs on record (2):

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