23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

Silver River

Raoul Walsh

USA

1948, 110'

A western with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan that tells the story of the soldier Mike McComb, the determined Georgia Moore and Silver City, where McComb opens a thriving saloon. The film, based on a story by Stephen Longstreet, is known for not having an ending — declared as finished by the studio before it was completed, due to the bad behavior of its stars that led to increased production costs.

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