''The River's End'' is a 1920 American
silent Western
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drama film
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directed by
Victor Heerman
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and
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor.
Early life
Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey N ...
and starring
Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy ...
,
Marjorie Daw, and
Jane Novak
Jane Novak (born Johana Barbara Novak; January 12, 1896 – February 3, 1990) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Background
Jane Novak was born Johana Barbara Novak in St. Louis, Missouri to Bohemian immigrant Joseph Jerome Novak a ...
.
[Goble p. 931] It is an adaptation of the 1919
novel of the same name by
James Oliver Curwood
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.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Ben Carré
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.
Plot summary
Cast
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Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy ...
as Derwent Conniston / John Keith
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Marjorie Daw as Mary Josephine
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Jane Novak
Jane Novak (born Johana Barbara Novak; January 12, 1896 – February 3, 1990) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Background
Jane Novak was born Johana Barbara Novak in St. Louis, Missouri to Bohemian immigrant Joseph Jerome Novak a ...
as Miriam Kirkstone
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J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...
as McDowell
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George Nichols as Judge Kirkstone
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Charles West as Peter Kirkstone
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Togo Yamamoto
was a pioneering actor who appeared on stage and film in the United States and Japan.
Biography
Born in Yokohama, Japan, on 4 November 1886, Togo emigrated to the United States and began an acting career in the early years of the 20th century.
...
as Shan Tung
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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1920 films
1920 Western (genre) films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Victor Heerman
Films directed by Marshall Neilan
First National Pictures films
American black-and-white films
Northern (genre) films
Films based on American novels
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction
Films based on novels by James Oliver Curwood
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
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