Silver River

1948

Adventure / Romance / Western

4
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1727 1.7K

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Director

Raoul Walsh Photo
Raoul Walsh

Top cast

Barton MacLane Photo
Barton MacLane as 'Banjo' Sweeney
Trevor Bardette Photo
Trevor Bardette as Soldier
John Roy Photo
John Roy as Townsman
Marjorie Bennett Photo
Marjorie Bennett as Large Woman
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1007.18 MB
1280*934
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 8
1.83 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 8 / 10

Errol Flynn plays an even more amoral and harder to like character than usual in this one.

Reviewed by 8 / 10

The Silver King And His Purloined Queen

Reviewed by 8 / 10

Under-appreciated, Near Classic Western

"Silver River" is an under-appreciated, near classic western, that cries out for two things, color and greater chemistry between Flynn and Sheridan. Flynn liked VERY young women; he was probably intimidated by the mature, stronger, types, and Sheridan was one of the strongest. The hostile fireworks between them are quite convincing, the romance, less so. Since Flynn's feelings for Sheridan are central to the plot and thematic elements of this movie, this could have been disastrous. However, the complex, biographical-like plotting, solid performances by supporting actors and well choreographed overall action make up for this. The behavior of Flynn's character is quite understandable. When he is unselfish, he invariably suffers, having his career destroyed, not once, but twice. Thomas Mitchell's reformed drunk turned senatorial candidate would seem far fetched, until we are reminded that President Grant (a key character in the story) was a reformed alcoholic. Mitchell does the right things for the wrong reasons, Flynn the wrong things for the right reasons. This is certainly my favorite Errol Flynn western. I just wish Warner Brothers had given Flynn his usual "A" treatment and opted for color. I give "Silver River" an "8".
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