River Lady (film)
| River Lady | |
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Written by |
(novel) Houston Branch Frank Waters (screenplay) D.D. Beauchamp William Bowers |
| Starring |
Yvonne De Carlo Dan Duryea & Rod Cameron |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Editing by | Otto Ludwig |
| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures (UI) |
| Release dates | June 1948 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
River Lady is a 1948 adventure film directed by George Sherman that starred Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea. It was filmed on the Universal Studios Backlot.
Plot
In the 1850s, in a logging town on the Mississippi River, a conflict exists between the people of a mill town and the lumberjacks who work downriver. Romance and deceit are catalyzed by the arrival of the gambling riverboat, River Lady, owned by a beautiful woman called 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. Morrison refuses, and Sequin eventually buys part of the struggling business in order to provide a reputable job for her boyfriend, Dan Corrigan, a lumberjack.
Dan eventually takes the job and he and Sequin become engaged. But, when Dan discovers that Sequin manipulated Morrison into giving him the job, he gets drunk and marries Stephanie, Morrison's daughter. Sparks fly between Morrison's business and Sequin's syndicate instigated by a vengeful Dan.
In the following battle, Bauvais is killed and Dan is shot. After the battle, Sequin visits a healing Dan and asks to get back together (Dan and Stephanie are separated). Dan tells Sequin he has actually fallen in love with his wife and wants to stay with her. On her way out of town forever, Sequin tells Stephanie that Dan wants her thereby reuniting the couple.
Notes
Hollywood Reporter reported that Ann Blyth was originally cast in River Lady, probably as "Stephanie Morrison," Helena Carter's character. DeCarlo and Duryea had previously appeared together in the Universal film Black Bart, also directed by Sherman. According to Universal press materials, the boat used in River Lady was originally built in 1929 for the silent version of Show Boat.[1]
Cast
- Yvonne De Carlo as Sequin
- Dan Duryea as Beauvais
- Rod Cameron as Dan Corrigan
- Helena Carter as Stephanie Morrison
- Lloyd Gough as Mike Riley
- Florence Bates as Ma Dunnegan
- John McIntire as H.L. Morrison
- Jack Lambert as Swede
- Esther Somers as Mrs. Morrison
- Anita Turner as Esther
- Edmund Cobb as Rider
- Dewey Robinson as Bouncer
- Eddy Waller as Hewitt
- Milton Kibbee as Limpy
- Billy Wayne as Dealer
Adaptation
There was a novelization of a screenplay, also titled River Lady, by Houston Branch and Frank Waters.
References
- ↑ TCM Movie Database