River's End (1940 film)

River's End
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Barry Trivers Bertram Millhauser Fred Niblo Jr.
Based on	The River's End 1919 novel by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	William Jacobs Bryan Foy Jack L. Warner
Starring	Dennis Morgan Elizabeth Inglis George Tobias
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Music by	Clifford Vaughan Howard Jackson
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	August 10, 1940 (1940-08-10)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

River's End is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis and George Tobias. It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel The River's End by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into 1920 and 1930 films. It is also known by the alternative title of Double Identity.

The film is a Northern in which a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer tracks an escaped convict, only to subsequently try to clear his name.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.

Cast

• Dennis Morgan as John Keith/Sgt. Derry Conniston
• Elizabeth Inglis as Linda Conniston
• George Tobias as Andrew (Andy) Dijon
• Victor Jory as Norman Talbot
• James Stephenson as Insp. McDowell
• Steffi Duna as Cheeta
• Edward Pawley as Frank Crandell
• John Ridgely as Constable Jeffers
• Frank Wilcox as Constable Kentish
• David Bruce as Balt
• Gilbert Emery as Justice
• Stuart Robertson as Sgt. Cruze

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.

External links

• River's End at IMDb
• River's End at the TCM Movie Database
• River's End at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films