You called that woman "Mrs. Moore" while tried every way to get under her skirt. What kind of a person you were, Mr. McComB? When a woman interested you at first sight, then you didn't give any second thought trying to get closer and closer into her marriage. Where's the decency of respecting other peoples' marriage and relationship. Why your moral standard were so low without any self restraint? If what we saw in this movie that a man didn't give a damn to other man's wife and didn't show the least respect to a woman's husband when men going to the West, then it might explain the reason why there are so many adulteries and divorces nowadays in America.When McComb decided to pay a visit to the silver mine, he saw Mrs. Moore was about to drive off on her wagon, he just jumped onto it. Funny scene just happened at that moment, Mrs. Moore reproached him: "What do you think you're doing?" But even before he jumped onto the wagon seat, she already moved her hips aside, giving more room to this guy who she claimed she despised and disgusted from day one when they met on the river steam boat. If she really disliked him, when this guy tried to jumped onto the wagon seat, the natural reaction should have been firmly sat either on the spot or even shuffled more to her left, to render even less space and room for him to jumped on the wagon. But what we saw was when she saw the guy suddenly jumped on, she immediately moved her buttocks to the right, giving him more room to sit down. No wonder so many men interpreted women's "NO!" actually means "YES!", just a pretentious unreal gesture. Again, no wonder so many women nowadays betrayed their husbands and marriages.This film so far as I saw it is just a boring one dimensional and predictable one-way developed Western movie with the typical annoying Walter Disney cartoon movie like soundtrack that synchronized and matched every movement from the first scene to the last. But what bothered me most is the shameless low moral standard of McComb.

Despite being Tasmanian by birth, Errol Flynn did quite a few westerns, and, oddly enough, they were all pretty good. Part of it clearly is that he had the wonderful resources of Warner Brothers behind him. As big dollar projects from one of the top studios, they could put the best directors, cameramen, supporting casts and locations into these films. And so, while "Silver River" isn't among the very best of these films, it's still awfully good.Flynn plays Mike McComb--the sort of role that Clark Gable also excelled with at the time. He's brave, tough but also VERY jaded--and a man out mostly for himself. You see early on in the picture how Flynn's character became so disaffected with the world and throughout this rags to riches film, you see that Mike is doing everything he can to show the world that he's nobody's man but his own--and he listens to no one. Slowly, he builds a silver empire until finally his own hubris cause his competitors to gang up against him and try to force him into bankruptcy.Along the way, however, Mike does something far worse than drive hard to be #1. He's fallen in love with a married woman (Ann Sheridan) and later, in a real lapse in judgment, he sets up her husband to die--just like the Biblical story of David and Bathsheba. In fact, the film has a conscience in the form of the reformed town drunk, Thomas Mitchell, as he's seen what Mike has done and won't let him forget it. And, like David, by the end, there is a miraculous change of heart and Mike has a minor redemption as the final credits roll.Very good acting, an interesting plot and a lot of action--this is well wroth your time even if you aren't a big western fan.

I agree with all the previously positive opinions on this movie. Thomas Mitchell is an excellent actor who uniquely is found in most of Hollywood's better award-wining movies from the late 30's to the late fifties. He never has a mediocre performance. Errol Flynn was at his best prior to this movie but still his skill is clearly demonstrated. Ann Sheridan plays the part of a " strong woman " by donning mens' clothing in her pursuit of being a business woman with her silver mining husband. Typical of most movies prior to the mid-60's; there is either one or no comment on woman cross-dressing into cowboy duds. Errol does say in the script " you look very silly wearing pants "; Ann claims " I borrowed them from my brother " and " would look more silly not wearing any right now " . Her pants are slim fitted, showing her beautiful feminine figure, allowing for them to be tucked into tall mens' riding boots. She cuts a very seductive figure in her " brother's borrowed clothes ".

Erroll Flynn epitomizes the American dream in his movie.he is the perfect go-getter,uneducated but very smart,who pushes everyone out of his way .Hints at David and Bethsabea are thoroughly relevant and gave the whole movie a timeless side.Stanley is a scientist,an engineer ,but what can he do?Wife Georgia is more reluctant but for her too,it's just a matter of time.The story is parabolic:the rise and fall of a young Turk ,during the "silver rush" .The most important scene is the banquet ,in Mike's desirable property which chic people are quick to leave when a "drunk"PLato has finished his long diatribe against his pal.Those posh people would never accept a nouveau riche in their aristocratic circle anyway.That scene is the central one,cause it contains both McComb's apex and his downfall.This is another great movie by a director who made dozens of gems.