The River of Romance

The River of Romance

AN IDYLL OF THE SOUTH WITH A SPARKLING MUSICAL SCORE OF PLANTATION MELODIES AND ROMANTIC LOVE BALLADS

1929 · 78 min · ★ 5.7 · Romance, Drama

Mississippi, 1830's. Tom Rumsford comes back to Magnolia Landing, his parents'estate. Having been brought up in the North by Quaker relatives, he just hates violence and accordingly refuses a duel. As this is the only way in the South to settle a dispute between gentlemen, Tom's father is so infuriated by his behavior that Tom has no other choice but leave. Away from Magnolia Landing, Tom learns bravery and returns seven years later as "the notorious Colonel Blake", the terror of the Lower Mississippi.

Directed by Richard Wallace · Written by Ethel Doherty

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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Tom Rumford
Mary Brian Lucy Jeffers
June Collyer Elvira Jeffers
Henry B. Walthall General Jeff Rumford
Wallace Beery General Orlando Jackson
Fred Kohler Captain Blackie
Natalie Kingston Mexico
Walter McGrail Major Patterson
Anderson Lawler Joe Patterson
Percy Haswell Madame Rumford
George H. Reed Rumbo
Frank Brownlee Card Player

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