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Silver River

1948 · 110 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned western that mixes frontier ambition with a slow-burning romance and a moral reckoning.

Tagline
WHERE MEN OF IRON SHOOT IT OUT FOR A CITY OF SILVER
Overview
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • power
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western, romance, drama
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Written by
Harriet Frank Jr., Stephen Longstreet
Starring
Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell, Bruce Bennett, Tom D'Andrea, Barton MacLane, Monte Blue, Jonathan Hale
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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