River of No Return, released in 1954 by 20th Century Fox Pictures; directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Rory Calhoun, and Tommy Rettig.A farmer and his young son help two unexpected visitors who lose control of their raft on a nearby river. A gambler is racing to the nearest town to register a mining claim he has won in a poker game; his attractive wife, a former dance hall girl, is with him. When the farmer refuses to let the man have his only rifle and horse, the gambler simply takes them, leaving his wife behind. Unable to defend themselves against a likely Indian raid, the three begin a treacherous journey down the river on the raft the gambler left behind.
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