East of the River

East of the River
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Produced by	Jack L. Warner
Screenplay by	Fred Niblo, Jr.
Story by	John Fante Ross B. Wills
Starring	John Garfield Brenda Marshall Marjorie Rambeau George Tobias William Lundigan Moroni Olsen
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 9, 1940 (1940-11-09)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

East of the River is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr.. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 9, 1940.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Mama Teresa runs a small New York cafe. She keeps son Joe Lorenzo out of reform school and adopts his hopeless, homeless pal Nick, hoping they'll stay out of trouble.

Joe's life of crime pays for Nick's education. He pretends to be out west running a ranch, but Joe is actually doing time in San Quintin prison for his crimes. He gets out and returns to New York with his girl, Laurie Romayne, a convicted forger, to see Nick graduate from college.

Laurie is drawn to Mama's wholesome way of life and also falls for Nick, so Joe threatens to reveal her past. Joe also informs on criminals Scarfi and Turner, who had framed him into landing behind bars. Turner wants revenge after Scarfi is executed, but Joe is able to elude him. His guilty conscience allows Laurie to pursue a relationship with Nick.

Cast

John Garfield as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
Brenda Marshall as Laurie Romayne
Marjorie Rambeau as Mama Teresa Lorenzo
George Tobias as Tony Scaduto
William Lundigan as Nicholas Antonio 'Nick' Lorenzo
Moroni Olsen as Judge R.D. Davis
Douglas Fowley as Cy Turner
Jack La Rue as Frank 'Frisco' Scarfi
Jack Carr as 'No Neck' Griswold
Paul Guilfoyle as Balmy
Russell Hicks as Warden
Charley Foy as Customer
Ralph Volkie as Smith, Turner's Henchman
Jimmy O'Gatty as Turner's Henchman
Robert Homans as Patrolman Shanahan
Joe Conti as Joe
O'Neill Nolan as Nick

References

↑ "East of the River (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
↑ "Movie Review - - THE SCREEN; At the Globe". NYTimes.com. 1940-10-28. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

External links

East of the River on IMDb

Films directed by Alfred E. Green

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