The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Lamar TrottiScreenplay
- Dudley NicholsScreenplay
- John FordDirector
Cast
- Will RogersDoctor John Pearly
- Anne ShirleyFleety Belle
- Irvin S. CobbCaptain Eli
- Eugene PalletteSheriff Rufe Jeffers
- John McGuireDuke
- Berton ChurchillNew Moses
- Francis FordEfe
- Roger ImhofPappy
- Raymond HattonMatt Abel
- Hobart BosworthChaplain
- Stepin FetchitJonah
- C.E. AndersonJailer
Stills
Themes
riverboat