''The River's End'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by

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and

Marshall Neilan Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey ...

and starring Lewis Stone, Marjorie Daw, and

Jane Novak Jane Novak (born Johana Barbara Novak; January 12, 1896 – February 3, 1990) was an American actress of the silent film era. Background Jane Novak was born Johana Barbara Novak in St. Louis, Missouri to Bohemian immigrant Joseph Jerome Novak a ...

.Goble p. 931 It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel of the same name by

James Oliver Curwood James Oliver Curwood (June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best selle ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ben Carré.

Plot summary

Cast

* Lewis Stone as Derwent Conniston / John Keith * Marjorie Daw as Mary Josephine *

as Miriam Kirkstone * J. Barney Sherry as McDowell * George Nichols as Judge Kirkstone * Charles West as Peter Kirkstone *

Togo Yamamoto was a pioneering actor who appeared on stage and film in the United States and Japan. Biography Born in Yokohama, Japan, on 4 November 1886, Togo emigrated to the United States and began an acting career in the early years of the 20th century. ...

as Shan Tung

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

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