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East of the River (1940)

East of the River poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers from a poor neighborhood take different paths in life. One becomes involved in crime while the other tries to stay straight. Their mother struggles to keep them close and out of trouble.

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What happens

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. Pictures on November 9, 1940. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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