Marilyn Monroe: A Look at the Legend – River of No Return (1954)
Friday, November 19, 2010, 8 p.m.
River of No Return (1954) Image courtesy Photofest
River of No Return (1954) 91 min. Directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Tommy Rettig
Mitchum, Monroe and Rettig are abandoned by a cold-blooded gambler Calhoun after he pistol whips Mitchum and steals his horses, forcing them to travel down a raging river on a raft and into confrontations with man and nature. The three refugees, all of them living troubled lives to begin with, have to face the rapids together, and director Otto Preminger’s allegory for individual salvation through unity becomes a stirring family drama. Monroe plays a saloon singer which gives her the chance to sing “I’m Going to File My Claim” in her inimitable style.
Print courtesy of Visual Media Resources, Cocordia University, Montreal, Québec
Complete Series Schedule:
November 12, 2010
Don’t Bother to Knock(1952) 76 min. Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Niagara (1953) 92 min. Directed by Henry Hathaway
November 19, 2010
River of No Return(1954) 91 min. Directed by Otto Preminger
December 3, 2010
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(1953) 91 min. Directed by Howard Hawks
How to Marry a Millionaire(1953) 95 min. Directed by Dir. Jean Negulesco
December 10, 2010
Some Like It Hot(1959) 120 min. Directed by Billy Wilder
Pittsburgh author and journalist Barry Paris will introduce the film.
December 17, 2010
The Misfits(1961) 124 min. Directed by John Huston
Additional Information
Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend
