Bend of the River (1952)
The greatness... the glory... the fury... of the Northwest Frontier!
Genre : Western, Adventure
Runtime : 1H 31M
Director : Anthony Mann
Writer : Borden Chase
Synopsis
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...
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