River of No Return

River of No Return

Reckless, Roaring, Adventure of the Great Northwest Gold Rush Days!

1954•1h 31m•6.7/10

AdventureWestern

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(478)

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.

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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Matt Calder

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Kay Weston

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Harry Weston

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Rettig

Mark Calder

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

Dave Colby

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Sam Benson

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Minister at Tent City (uncredited)

Larry Chance

Larry Chance

Young Punk (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Chuck Hicks

Prospector (uncredited)

Ann McCrea

Ann McCrea

Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Bartender (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Prospector (uncredited)

Claire Andre

Surrey Driver (uncredited)

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Young Punk (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Ben (uncredited)

Phil Bloom

Prospector (uncredited)

Buck Bucko

Council City Barfly (uncredited)

Roy Bucko

Prospector (uncredited)

John Cliff

John Cliff

Leering Man (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Barber (uncredited)

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