''River's End'' is a 1940 American

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film directed by

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and starring Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis and George Tobias.Pitts p.286 It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel '' The River's End'' by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into

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and 1930 films. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Double Identity''. The film is a Northern in which a

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officer tracks an escaped convict, only to subsequently try to clear his name. The film's sets were designed by the

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Esdras Hartley.

Plot

Cast

* Dennis Morgan as John Keith/Sgt. Derry Conniston * Elizabeth Inglis as Linda Conniston * George Tobias as Andrew (Andy) Dijon * Victor Jory as Norman Talbot * James Stephenson as Insp. McDowell * Steffi Duna as Cheeta * Edward Pawley as Frank Crandell * John Ridgely as Constable Jeffers * Frank Wilcox as Constable Kentish * David Bruce as Balt *

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as Justice * Stuart Robertson as Sgt. Cruze

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

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