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Actors: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about River of No Return |
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Former bad guy Matt Calder tries to start a new life in the northwest wilderness with his young son after the boy's mother dies. But a cunning gambler named Harry Weston beats and robs Matt of all his savings. Weston's tender-hearted fiancee stays to nurse Matt back to health, but Matt longs for revenge. Kay and Matt embark on a dangerous trip down the river after Harry. Marilyn Monroe also sings several songs in the movie, including "I'm Gonna File My Claim" and "River of No Return".
--Amanda Goodwin, Resident Scholar
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RIVER OF NO RETURN is a movie directed by Otto Preminger in 1954. It features three superb singing acts by Marilyn Monroe.
Pursued by the Creeks, a farmer, his son and a saloon singer must journey down a wild river. The puritanical Robert Mitchum and Marilyn fall in love.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of River of No Return |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- surviving natural elements
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
- rancher
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- fight for survival
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Prairie?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- peddle boat
- river
Misc setting
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
- Country/Western
Is this movie based on a
- book
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