River of No Return

When this movie first came to the wide screen, I remember Marilyn pitching her high heels at the end. That's the only thing I remembered at age five. I was devastated she threw her heels away because they were sparkly and my favorite color––red.Today I got the revamped copy of "River of No Return" -- the colors were vibrant. And now I wonder why I never noticed Marilyn's dresses in the dance hall--beautiful--devastating.I like this movie even better.

Great movie!

One of my favorites. Will be watching for years to come.

Some old movies no won streams so I buy when possible,Mitchum and Monroe,awesome.

I ordered this DVD having a bit of a Bob Mitchum season of movies - did this man have a great presence on screen or what? I had no idea what to expect from this title. Given Otto Preminger's reputation during his Film Noir years, I thought it might be quite entertaining. Well, it was, but mostly for all the wrong reasons. Marilyn Monroe breaking into incongruous ballads with her guitar every 30 mins, trying to pass herself off as a wayward circus performer, yet being made up to look like she's just walked off the set of the Beverly Hillbillies, was quite bizarre. Something happened to American films and costuming about this time, everyone starts wearing denim with the legs rolled up (like Jimmy Stewart in The Man from Laramie) - suddenly everything gets tarted up with a Rockwell-esque brush. The scenes of Mitchum and Monroe obviously on a film set with a grainy film backdrop of rapids behind them is so poorly executed it was also a scream (why they didn't just show us the stagehands rocking the raft from side to side, I'll never know). I imagine Mitchum felt his time hadn't been wasted in the scene where he gets to rub Monroe down from head to toe with her wrapped in nothing but a blanket - a tough gig (that got my attention). I have heard fairly uncomplementary things said about Rory Calhoun's acting ability, but in this I thought he was well cast and played it to perfection. This movie is an interesting cultural document of what was appealing for the times, but it is one rather bizarre experience looking back at it now. Everyone trying a little too hard to appeal to the contemporary fads while trying to tell a 'backwoods' story - doesn't quite gel, for some reason. To complete the picture, the unexplained and inoffensive looking Indians make their appearance just for some drama, but they disappear as quickly as they turned up - of course being mute and burning everything in sight. I was waiting for a ferocious grizzly bear to appear and charge Bob, but no. I wasn't sorry I devoted a couple of hours watching this film - it is still entertaining if largely stretching the credibility gap. Whichever way you look at it, Mitchum and Monroe were at the height of their fame and do their best in a rather lame, silly story. Having said that, there are some interesting scenes as they make their way down the river, especially where they are waylaid by a trio of desperados - that was very well and believably executed. Beware - this review is written by an Australian, so I don't mean to insult American sensibilities, however, this film, in my humble opinion, is largely a bit of Saturday matinee fluff that I suspect both stars took on for the pay cheque rather than the script. Well worth a look, though, overall entertaining and certainly diverting. Sometimes, however, it can be a little scary exploring the film archives of one's parent's generation.

I thought it sounded kind of hokey but my hubby wanted to watch it. Turns out it was really good and Miss M did an amazing job with her usual sexy put-on. Cute and worth the watch.

Good acting, action sequences.

I think this is one of Marilyn Monroe's best acting roles. She and Robert Mitchum made a lively pairing, and Tommy Rettig from Lassie was a lively addition to the story. The scenery is incredibly beautiful and the story interest-bearing. I watch it every few years. If you like western genre and haven't seen it, I think you will like it. If you have seen it, you know what I mean.

pas écouter les film recus aujourd hui mais j adore les acteurs

Schöner Western Abenteuerfilm

Excelente película

1950年代に絶大な人気を誇ったマリリン・モンローの主演映画が廉価な BDで発売された。さっそく予約注文したが、いきなり品切れになり数日間待たされた。でもその間に価格が一時的にせよ半分近くになった。新品 BD がワンコインちょっとで買えたなんて望外の幸せ。物語はゴールド・ラッシュに沸く北西部が舞台。ムショ帰りのマット（ロバート・ミッチャム）は息子マークを引き取り、畑仕事を始めた。ある日、近くの河を筏で流されてきた歌手のケイ（マリリン・モンロー）と彼氏のハリー（ロリー・カルホーン）を救助するが、男はマットをライフルで殴って気絶させ、馬と食料を奪って逃げた。ケイは怪我人と子どもを置いてきぼりにはできないとして残ったが、戦闘モードのインディアンがあらわれたため、マットとマークと一緒に筏で河くだりをすることになった。モンローはオツムの弱いブロンド娘という役柄が多かったが、この映画では危険な急流くだりをする気丈な女を好演、ジーンズ姿もサマになっている。もちろん悩ましい姿態で歌をたっぷり歌います。ロバート・ミッチャムは無表情なタフガイのイメージが強かったが、この映画では色男ハリーにあっさりノックアウトされるなんてちょっとだらしない。しかし最後に有無を言わせずケイを肩に担いで酒場から連れ出して名誉挽回。余談になるが、モンローはヤンキースの主砲だったジョー・ディマジオと結婚。二人は1954年2月、新婚旅行を兼ねて来日、熱狂的な歓迎を受けた。ディマジオは福岡、広島など各地で野球指導をおこなったが、モンローが球場に姿を見せると観客はディマジオそっちのけでモンローのほうに殺到した。これがきっかけになったのか、二人の結婚は９か月しかもたなかった。モンローは 艶福家のケネディ大統領と浮名を流した。1963年8月、36歳の若さで急逝したときは、秘密を知りすぎて消されたのではないかと噂された。いろいろ世間を騒がせたが、ファンには愛された女優だった。

Loved the movie and the great quality of sound and picture made it even more enjoyable.