This film has several flaws; the worst of which is casting a 50 year old Ray Milland as a master thief who revives the passions of a hot Debra Paget. Anthony Quinn is perfectly cast as a Southwestern rancher, but Paget did not look like an ex-con to me. Milland is almost perfect in any role he tackles, and he gives this one his best shot. But it is difficult for him to navigate the savage behavior of the thief on the run in this film. This role just goes against type. The story is interesting, and that is what saves the film. And the moral of the story is obviously that no good deed goes unpunished.
Review of The River's Edge
