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East of the River is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 9, 1940.[1][2]

East of the River
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Screenplay by	Fred Niblo, Jr.
Story by	John Fante Ross B. Wills
Produced by	Jack L. Warner
Starring	John Garfield Brenda Marshall Marjorie Rambeau George Tobias William Lundigan Moroni Olsen
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 9, 1940 (1940-11-09)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Mama Teresa runs a small New York cafe. She keeps son Joe Lorenzo out of reform school and adopts his hopeless, homeless pal Nick, hoping they'll stay out of trouble.

Joe's life of crime pays for Nick's education. He pretends to be out west running a ranch, but Joe is actually doing time in San Quentin prison for his crimes. He gets out and returns to New York with his girl, Laurie Romayne, a convicted forger, to see Nick graduate from college.

Laurie is drawn to Mama's wholesome way of life and also falls for Nick, so Joe threatens to reveal her past. Joe also informs on criminals Scarfi and Turner, who had framed him into landing behind bars. Turner wants revenge after Scarfi is executed, but Joe is able to elude him. His guilty conscience allows Laurie to pursue a relationship with Nick.

Cast

References

External links

• East of the River at IMDb
• East of the River at the TCM Movie Database
• East of the River at AllMovie
• East of the River at the American Film Institute Catalog

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