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Wild River

A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.

Director

Elia Kazan

Year

Genre

drama, history, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

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Chuck Glover

Montgomery Clift

Carol Garth Baldwin

Ella Garth

Hank Bailey

Hamilton Garth

Cal Garth

James Westerfield

Betty Jackson

Walter Clark

Sy Moore

Malcolm Atterbury

Night Clerk

Attorney Armstrong

Joe John Garth

Small Role

Small Role

Jack Roper

Sheriff Hogue

Todd

Small Role

Small Role

Barbara Baldwin

Narrator

Sam Johnson

Robert Earl Jones

Jim Baldwin Jr.

Winters

Self

Mattie

Thompson

Alfred E. Smith

Wife of Justice of the Peace

Mayor Tom Maynard

Small Role

Earl Williamson

Justice of the Peace

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Carol Garth Baldwin Chuck Glover Ella Garth Betty Jackson Sam Johnson

Well, I'm off
to see the mayor. - Wild River

Well, I'm off to see the mayor.

Stay where you are. - Wild River

Stay where you are.

Here we are. - Wild River

It looks deserted. - Wild River

It looks deserted.

And let me know
how you come out. - Wild River

And let me know how you come out.

MAN: (SINGING)
Every time I - Wild River

MAN: (SINGING) Every time I

(SINGING)... in the pines
Where the sun... - Wild River

(SINGING)... in the pines Where the sun...

(CAN CLATTERS) - Wild River

Uh... - Wild River

Would you give me
a few minutes? - Wild River

Would you give me a few minutes?

Barbara Ann, uh,
where are the men working? - Wild River

Barbara Ann, uh, where are the men working?

Well, now that's true,
isn't it, Sam? - Wild River

Well, now that's true, isn't it, Sam?

You see, young man,
Sam and me, we don't sell. - Wild River

You see, young man, Sam and me, we don't sell.

Now, Joe John is real sorry for what he done yesterday. - Wild River

Now, Joe John is real sorry for what he done yesterday.

What is going
to happen to you? - Wild River

What is going to happen to you?

I'm getting
a little tired. - Wild River

I'm getting a little tired.

I'll walk you
to the ferry. - Wild River

I'll walk you to the ferry.

CHUCK: You can't let a tough break ruin your whole life. - Wild River

CHUCK: You can't let a tough break ruin your whole...

The most dangerous erosion is not the land - Wild River

The most dangerous erosion is not the land

What you
looking at, Sam? - Wild River

What you looking at, Sam?

Do you mind if I come with you?
CHUCK: No. - Wild River

Do you mind if I come with you? CHUCK: No.

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING) - Wild River

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING)

You all right? - Wild River

I had someone come in and straighten
up in here a few weeks after. - Wild River

I had someone come in and straighten up in here a few weeks ...

Betty, would you
ask them to come in, please? - Wild River

Betty, would you ask them to come in, please?

Jerry, I think this ought to do for you and your family - Wild River

Jerry, I think this ought to do for you and your family

(LAUGHS) Who in the world ever thought of that? - Wild River

(LAUGHS) Who in the world ever thought of that?

MAN: Yes, sir.
We'd have trouble coming up through that mud tonight. - Wild River

MAN: Yes, sir. We'd have trouble coming up through that...

I got them all jobs. - Wild River

I got them all jobs.

It's beautiful here. - Wild River

It's beautiful here.

Chuck. - Wild River

(EXCLAIMING IN PAIN) - Wild River

(EXCLAIMING IN PAIN)

CAROL: Don't.
Let go. Please. - Wild River

CAROL: Don't. Let go. Please.

(PULLEY CREAKING) - Wild River

(PULLEY CREAKING)

Carol? - Wild River

Oh, Grandma. - Wild River

Jim Junior.
Wake up, honey. - Wild River

Jim Junior. Wake up, honey.

Jimmy! - Wild River

You going back to town? - Wild River

You going back to town?

(CAR DOORS CLOSING) - Wild River

(CAR DOORS CLOSING)

How many of them
are there? - Wild River

How many of them are there?

You see, Mr. Glover, - Wild River

You see, Mr. Glover,

(SIGHS) - Wild River

Mrs. Garth? - Wild River

(SHUDDERING) - Wild River

I'll have the papers
ready in the morning. - Wild River

I'll have the papers ready in the morning.

I apologize for the other night - Wild River

I apologize for the other night

Marshal Hogue
has issued an order - Wild River

Marshal Hogue has issued an order

Sam. All this is
gonna be underwater. - Wild River

Sam. All this is gonna be underwater.

You're gettin' awful human - Wild River

You're gettin' awful human

I hate to say this. - Wild River

I hate to say this.

I hate to say this - Wild River

I hate to say this

How would you go about getting her off the island - Wild River

How would you go about getting her off the island

When you go, - Wild River

And you're gonna say - Wild River

And you're gonna say

One day soon,
you're gonna come to me - Wild River

One day soon, you're gonna come to me

Yes, that is right. - Wild River

Yes, that is right.

Oh, I wish you
hadn't said that. - Wild River

Oh, I wish you hadn't said that.

I know - Wild River

With you or without you - Wild River

With you or without you

(CAR ENGINES STARTING) - Wild River

(CAR ENGINES STARTING)

I know I'll probably regret it - Wild River

I know I'll probably regret it

And now, by the authority invested
in me by the state of Tennessee - Wild River

And now, by the authority invested in me by the state of Ten...

Anyway, it's got a porch.
I hope she likes it. - Wild River

Anyway, it's got a porch. I hope she likes it.

"...and it further
appearing to the court - Wild River

"...and it further appearing to the court

Well, what are
you waiting for? - Wild River

Well, what are you waiting for?

MAN: There she goes! - Wild River

MAN: There she goes!

Grandma, you look...
You look kind of tired. - Wild River

Grandma, you look... You look kind of tired.

Carol. - Wild River

You see that he gets it
next time you go in. - Wild River

You see that he gets it next time you go in.

Yes, Grandma. - Wild River

Oh. - Wild River

You had it to do. - Wild River

You had it to do.

Go ahead. - Wild River

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A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Elia Kazan

Writer: Paul Osborn, William Bradford Huie, Borden Deal

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, history, romance

Year: 1960

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 May 1960

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

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