The River's Edge (1957)
And to think I almost didn’t rent this movie during my preparation for Anthony Quinn week on Hot Toasty Rag! I would have missed out on a very good movie, and a very good performance—and all because I was hoping to avoid Ray Milland.
Get your suspension of disbelief out of the way: Anthony Quinn plays the stable husband, and Ray Milland plays the criminal ex-boyfriend Debra Paget can’t get out of her mind. I know, it’s pretty ridiculous that anyone who’s married to Anthony Quinn would still be hung up on Ray Mi-bland. Still, that’s the casting decision that was made.
Years ago, Debra and Ray were a criminal duo, but when she was sent to jail and he ran off, she married the kind, hard-working farmer Tony. She’s still in love with Ray, though, and when he shows up she runs to his arms. Ray’s committed another crime, and he needs to cross the border into Mexico before he gets caught. Together, the three—Tony goes along to try and win his wife back—embark on a dangerous adventure against time, police, and the elements. Maybe the plot doesn’t sound very exciting, but trust me, this one’s pretty good. There are many, many suspenseful scenes, including a very scary confrontation with a rattlesnake! Plus, I absolutely love when Anthony Quinn is sweet and loving. I lost track of how many sweet-nothings he said to Debra, but every time he “sweetie-ed” or “baby-ed” or “honey-ed” her, I would have shouted at the television, “Why are you still hung up on Ray?” but I was too busy swooning.
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Get your suspension of disbelief out of the way: Anthony Quinn plays the stable husband, and Ray Milland plays the criminal ex-boyfriend Debra Paget can’t get out of her mind. I know, it’s pretty ridiculous that anyone who’s married to Anthony Quinn would still be hung up on Ray Mi-bland. Still, that’s the casting decision that was made.
Years ago, Debra and Ray were a criminal duo, but when she was sent to jail and he ran off, she married the kind, hard-working farmer Tony. She’s still in love with Ray, though, and when he shows up she runs to his arms. Ray’s committed another crime, and he needs to cross the border into Mexico before he gets caught. Together, the three—Tony goes along to try and win his wife back—embark on a dangerous adventure against time, police, and the elements. Maybe the plot doesn’t sound very exciting, but trust me, this one’s pretty good. There are many, many suspenseful scenes, including a very scary confrontation with a rattlesnake! Plus, I absolutely love when Anthony Quinn is sweet and loving. I lost track of how many sweet-nothings he said to Debra, but every time he “sweetie-ed” or “baby-ed” or “honey-ed” her, I would have shouted at the television, “Why are you still hung up on Ray?” but I was too busy swooning.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "daniel dona" for posting!
More Anthony Quinn movies here!