Rent Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
3.2 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 22min
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- Synopsis:
This film is set in a period of American history rarely covered in motion pictures. Due to the popularity of beaver fur for hats, trappers invaded the Rocky Mountains, still wild and not officially part of the United States. Clark Gable stars as Flint Mitchell, a beaver trapper who takes a Blackfoot woman (Mexican actor Maria Elena Marques) as his wife with passionate result. The supporting cast is a who's who of cinema history Ricardo Montalban - Adolphe Menjou a veteran of films from the silent era. Alan Napier (butler to Adam West's Batman) and J. Carrol Naish combine their talents in this magnificent panorama of epic Americana. Made in the last great days of the American studio system the craftsmanship in the making of this film has never been equaled. - Actors:
- Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou, J. Carrol Naish, Jack Holt, Alan Napier, George Chandler, Richard Anderson, María Elena Marqués, Bobby Barber, Maurice Brierre, Timothy Carey, Gene Coogan, Frankie Darro, Michael Dugan, Tatzumbia Dupea, Evelyn Finley, Douglas Fowley, Fred Gilman
- Directors:
- William A. Wellman
- Producers:
- Robert Sisk
- Narrated By:
- Howard Keel
- Writers:
- Talbot Jennings
- Studio:
- Cornerstone
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Romance
- Collections:
- What to Watch If You Like: Misfits
