Shark River

Shark River (1953) is a western, adventure film directed by John Rawlins rated 7.5/10.

Nobody has an easy time of it in the costume actioner Shark River. Wanted for murder, Clay Webley (Warren Stevens) and his wounded cellmate Curtis Parker (Robert Cunningham) hack their way through the Florida swampland. With the help of Clay's brother Dan (Steve Cochran), Clay is able to elude the authorities, but Parker dies of a snakebite. Subsisting on alligator meat, Dan and Clay make their way to the tiny cabin inhabited by widowed Jane Daughterty (Carole Mathews), her mother-in-law, and her son Johnny (Spencer Fox). The brothers rest here awhile, formulating plans to cross the Gulf of Mexico and head for Cuba.

Cast

Steve Cochran

Dan Webley

Carole Mathews

Jane Daughterty

Warren Stevens

Clay Webley

Ruth Foreman

Mrs. Daughterty

Spencer Fox

Johnny Daughterty

Bill Piper

Sheriff

Robert Cunningham

Curtis Parker