

Many Rivers to Cross
1955-02-04 · 95 min · ★ 6.5
Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.
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- Directors
- Roy Rowland
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Jack Cummings Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Robert TaylorBushrod Gentry
Eleanor ParkerMary Stuart Cherne
Victor McLaglenCadmus Cherne
Jeff RichardsFremont
Russ TamblynShields
James ArnessEsau Hamilton
Alan Hale Jr.Luke Radford
John HudsonHugh
Rhys WilliamsLige Blake
Josephine HutchinsonMrs. Cherne
Sig RumanSpectacle Man
Rosemary DeCampLucy Hamilton
Russell JohnsonBanks
Ralph MoodySandak
Abel FernandezSlangoh
Carl PittiIndian (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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