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Bend of the River (1952)

Bias Rating
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Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
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Overview

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Overview

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Traditional

Primary

The film champions individual responsibility, self-reliance, and the necessity of decisive, often violent, action to protect property and establish order in a lawless frontier, aligning its narrative solutions with right-leaning values.

This classic Western features a traditional cast, predominantly white, without any intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative focuses on white male protagonists, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film implicitly affirms Christian-influenced moral values through its portrayal of the protagonist's redemption and the settlers' efforts to establish a just and hardworking community. The narrative aligns with virtues often associated with the faith, without explicit religious exposition.

Bend of the River, a 1952 Western, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on conventional frontier struggles, including a former outlaw's journey with a wagon train and conflicts over resources, without incorporating any queer representation.

Bend of the River, a 1952 Western, does not include any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional Western tropes, such as wagon trains, outlaws, and frontier life, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.

The film is a Western primarily focused on male characters and their conflicts. Female characters, while present, do not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Their roles do not involve direct physical confrontation.

This 1952 Western film is an adaptation of the novel "Bend of the Snake." All major characters retain their established gender from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

This 1952 Western film, an adaptation of Bill Gulick's novel "Bend of the Snake," features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their established or implied race in the source material and historical context. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is depicted as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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10.0
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N/A

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