Rivers End 1930 (Warner Bros.) (1930)

“RIVER’S END”—A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Production : (Advance ) Curwood’s Greatest North Woods Thriller Comes as “River’s End” James Oliver Curwood, whose novel “River's End” has been adapted to the talking screen by Warner Bros., is the feature attrac tion which will open . . next at the. Curwood was long acknowledged | mance and there is a stirring plot of | } as the most brilliant chronicler of | danger, daring and suspense against a] | ..» Lheatre. life in the Canadian Northwest. background of natural beauty which He knew and loved the people _and institutions of this raw young country as few others did, and s? his death no other author i ren able to recreate so vitexiy the spirit of the icy frontier. “River’s End” is generally considered Curwood’s most dramatic story. Into it he has woven a golden ro SOUNDS OF WIND IN WHITE WOODS Storm winds that sweep the vast white silence of the North Woods, produce sound sequences in “River’s End,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone of James Oliver Curwood’s fighting story. of the Canadian Northwest, which opens at the.... version Theatre .... next. Charles Bickford plays his first great dual role in “River’s End.” Evalyn Knapp, J. Farrell McDonald, David Torrence, Walter McGrail, Tom Santschi, Junior Coghlan and Zasu Pitts make up Escape into the desolate wilderness of the frozen North is sometimes worse than capture. Men go mad ith loneliness in the boundless snow lds_if they do not perish from the cold and hunger. Into such a desperate setting the great drama of the Canadian North, ‘River’s End,” adapted for the screen xy Warner Bros. from the novel of hat name by James Oliver Curwood, and coming .... next to the. . Theatre, plunges with the opening sequence. It is a man hunt, the grim business of the Mounted Police, trained to get its man regardless of sacrifice or suffering, and to deliver him into the hands of an avenging justice. Few pictures have ever provided a more thrilling story. ‘“River’s End” never falters in the rush to its tremendous climax. (Advance) VER’S END” KID ACTS IN OVERALLS Junior Coghlan, child character actor who plays an important role in the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture, “River’s End,” coming to the .... Theatre .... next, with Charles Bickford and Evalyn Knapp in the leading roles, has played more parts in overalls than any three child actors in. the business. Junior specializes on such roles~and_his best work to date is to be seen in “River’s End” as Mickey O’Toole. SS Knap When Capture Outfavors Escape cannot be surpassed in any other part of the world. Charles Bickford, noted portrayer of he-men, plays a dual role. Evalyn Knapp, J. Farrell McDonald, David Torrence, Junior Coghlan, Zasu Pitts, Walter McGrail and Tom Santschi are members of the impressive cast. The story of the man who could not prove himself a gentleman without proving himself a murderer, and who could only clear himself of murder by letting the world think him a cad, makes an extremely powerful screen play. Charles Kenyon did the scenario. Michael Curtiz directed. (Advance) ESKIMOS AMAZED AT “RIVER’S END”’ The twenty-odd Eskimos used in the Far North sequences of ‘“River’s End,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone version of the famous Curwood novel, which comes to the... . Theatre... . next, found much to amaze them during the filming of the scenes in which they appeared. They particularly regretted the fact that they would probably never see themselves in the picture. Charles Bickford is featured in a dual role. Evalyn ur el Curtiz airecied bin) Charles Bickford plays the dual role of pursuer and pursued. Evalyn Knapp is the girl in the case. Other parts are played by J. Farrell McDonald, David Torrence, Zasu Pitts, Junior Coghlan, Walter McGrail and Tom Santschi. Charles Kenyon did the scenario. Michael Curtiz directed. “I am Sergeant Conniston, I tell you!” (Advance ) Bluff of Go-Getting Sleuth Called by Man He “Gets” The fact that the mounted police always get their man doesn’t e-man they get is always guilty. “eed, a dramatic _--Canadian Northwest James Oliver Cu ind Vitapi = duction which opens at Theatre... -<. -next, is -d on such a possibility. . Cornered in a dreary spot ve the Arctic Circle, hunter and hunted find that they resemble each other as much as the proverbial peas in a pod— though in temperament and character they are opposites. On the perilous trip back one of CHARLES BICKFORD Charles Bickford, who so stirringly plays the dual role of Sergeant Conniston of the Royal Northwest Mounted, out to get his man, and John Keith, accused of murder—in “River’s End,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone version of the James Oliver Curwood novel, now at the .... Theatre, won his first wide public acclaim when he appeared in support of Greta Garbo in the picturization of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie.’”’ The fame won then has been augmented with each appearance, winning him the rugged title of the He-Man of the Hour. cene from “River's End"-A Warner Bros. Production REFUGEE DECEIVES MOUNTED POLICE by claiming to be their lost leader Production No. 2—Cut or Mat | acterization. (Advance) UNSOLVABLE IS RIDDLE OF LIFE IN “RIVER’S END” “River’s End” presents one of those puzzles to which there seems to be no solution. In the famous Curwood novel, from which the play is made, John Keith, accused of murder, finds himself in a situ ation which is obviously hopeless. Warner Bros. have transferred this powerful story of the Far North to the Vitaphone screen with Charles Bickford in a dual role of an alleged killer and his pursuer. Only the faith of a woman and a child survive the strange net of circumstances that entangles the hero of this romance, and so “River's End” may be said to have a happy ending. Evalyn Knapp, recently of the New York stage, plays the lead opposite Bickford, in an altogether charming manner. The cast includes J. Farrell McDonald, David ‘Torrence, Walter McGrail, Zasu Pitts, Tom Santschi and Junior Coghlan. Michael Curtiz directed. ; ““RIVER’S END” Out of this nettle, Danger, We pluck this flower, Safety— —SHAKESPEARE King Henry IV—Part I. ADVERTISEMENT them dies. The complications that follow make “River’s End” one of the iled as oes North country ever written. _ ~~ Charles Bickford, famous portrayer of vigorous young 1 wod, plays a double role in “Rive: nd” —as fugitive and pursuing _jcer. Evalyn Knapp plays the leading role opposite Bickford, and J. Farrell McDonald, David Torrence, Walter McGrail, Tom Santschi, Zasu Pitts and Leon Janney are in the supporting cast. Charles Kenyon did the scenario. Michael Curtiz directed. idea PASSIONS BLAZE IN ICY WASTES OF “RIVER’S END” James Oliver Curwood’s novel, “River’s End,” Bros. have made into the feature which Warner Vitaphone picture which opens at the -pext, is one of the most thrilling stories of the North country ever written. Charles. Bickford and Evalyn Knapp are the leads in this powerful story of passion, vengeance and love —the former playing the dual role of pursued and pursuer. J. Farrell McDonald, David Torrence, Zasu Pitts, Walter McGrail, Tom Santschi and Junior Coghlan are in the cast. Michael Curtiz directed. “River’s End” is a melodrama of the Northwest Mounted Police and the man they hunt down is an alleged killer. . Charles Bickford considers “River's End” the greatest picture in which he has ever played. Fine work is =. b heatre-on->. : done by each member of the cast, | not forgetting the Zasu Pitts charEvalyn Knapp is captivating as the woman loved by both men. WARNER BROS. Present Charles Bickford e Evalyn Knapp 1-Col. Ad—Style C—Cut or Mat