“When an apples rotten, there’s nothing you can do but throw it away or it’ll spoil the whole barrel.”
Bend of the River is another early fifties Western from Anthony Mann, starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy and Rock Hudson. And during the most serene moments - when violent gunfire isn’t erupting across the screen and helpless women aren’t getting shot by arrows, it’s actually a rather wholesome narrative about a homestead full of people that you generally care about. It’s…
