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River Lady

River Lady

River Lady

River Lady

Gambling mistress of the untamed Mississippi where men are as good as their fists and women as good as their kisses!

1948•1h 18m•

★5.8(6 ratings)

ActionDramaWestern

Overview

In the 1850s, in a logging town on the Mississippi River, a conflict between the people of a mill town and the lumberjacks who work downriver. Romance and deceit are catalyzed by the arrival of the gambling river boat, River Lady, owned by the beautiful Sequin. Bauvais, a representative of the local lumber syndicate and Sequin's business partner, is trying to convince H.L. Morrison, the mill owner, to sell his business.

Director

Writers

William Bowers, D.D. Beauchamp

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Main Cast

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Sequin

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Beauvais

Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Dan Corrigan

Helena Carter

Helena Carter

Stephanie Morrison

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd Gough

Mike Riley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Ma Dunnegan

John McIntire

John McIntire

H.L. Morrison

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Swede

Esther Somers

Esther Somers

Mrs. Morrison

Anita Turner

Anita Turner

Esther

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Rider

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Bouncer

Full Crew

Direction

Director: George Sherman

Writing

Screenplay: William Bowers
Screenplay: D.D. Beauchamp
Novel: Houston Branch
Novel: Frank Waters

Production

Producer: Leonard Goldstein

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Paul Sawtell

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Irving Glassberg

Editing

Editor: Otto Ludwig

Art Direction

Art Direction: Emrich Nicholson
Art Direction: Bernard Herzbrun

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Designer: Bud Westmore

Keywords

mississippi riverlumberjackriverboattimber19th century

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Gambling mistress of the untamed Mississippi where men are as good as their fists and women as good as their kisses!"

#2

The runtime is 78 minutes (1h 18m).

#3

The film was directed by George Sherman.

#4

The screenplay was written by William Bowers and D.D. Beauchamp.

#5

The score was composed by Paul Sawtell.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Irving Glassberg.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0040738.

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Rating

5.8/10

Average

6 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

River Lady

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Universal International Pictures

Universal International Pictures