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Storyline

Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.

Released

1957-07-24
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 30m
Genre

Western
Status

Released
Language

Français, English
6.6
Production

Universal International Pictures

Crew

James Neilson

Director

Borden Chase

Screenplay

Aaron Rosenberg

Producer

Keywords:

railroad henry rifle payroll

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Cast

James Stewart

Grant McLaine

Audie Murphy

The Utica Kid

Dan Duryea

Whitey Harbin

Dianne Foster

Charlotte Drew

Elaine Stewart

Verna Kimball

Brandon De Wilde

Joey Adams

Jay C. Flippen

Ben Kimball

Herbert Anderson

Will Renner

Robert J. Wilke

Concho

Hugh Beaumont

Jeff Kurth

Jack Elam

Shotgun

Tommy Cook

Howdy Sladen

Paul Fix

Mr. Feeney

Olive Carey

Miss Vittles

James Flavin

Tim Riley

Donald Curtis

Jubilee

Ellen Corby

Mrs. Feeney

John Daheim

Latigo

Kenny Williams

O'Brien

Frank Chase

Trinidad

Harold Goodwin

Pick Gannon

Harold 'Tommy' Hart

Shannon

Jack C. Williams

Dusty

Boyd Stockman

Torgenson

Henry Wills

Pache

Chuck Roberson

Roan

Willard W. Willingham

Click

Polly Burson

Rosa

Patsy Novak

Linda

Ted Mapes

Leary

Emile Avery

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Clem Fuller

Conductor (uncredited)

William Phillips

Blacksmith / Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)

Ben Welden

Pete (uncredited)

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Reviews for Night Passage

A Review by John Chard 6.5

Written by John Chard on 2015-07-14

Funny Man. As many Western fans know, Night Passage was all set up to be the sixth genre collaboration between director Anthony Mann and... read more

Funny Man. As many Western fans know, Night Passage was all set up to be the sixth genre collaboration between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart. After a run of successful and genre defining "adult" Westerns, the prospect of another was mouth watering to the genre faithful. The promise of something good was further boosted by the names of others involved in the project. The screenplay is written by Borden Chase (Red River/Winchester '73), cinematographer was William H. Daniels (The Far Country), the score is from Dimitri Tiomkin (High Noon/Giant) and joining Stewart in the cast are Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam & the wee lad from Shane, Brandon De Wilde. That's some serious Western credentials. But sadly Mann was to bail at the last minute, the reason(s) given vary depending on what source you believe. It's thought that Mann was unimpressed with Chase's screenplay, feeling it lacked a cutting edge (as reportedly so did Stewart). The casting of Murphy was also said to be a bone of contention to the talented director, while it has simply been put down to him having other commitments (he had both The Tin Star & Men in War out in 1957). Either way, Mann was out and the film was never going to be better for that situation (sadly Mann & Stewart fell out over it and never worked together again). In came TV director James Neilson and the film was wrapped and released with mixed commercial results. Yet the film still remains today rather divisive amongst the Western faithful, due in the main one feels, to that Mann spectre of potentially a better film hanging over it. Night Passage is a good enough genre offering, but the plot is slight and the story lacks the dark intensity that Mann, one thinks, would have given it. The story follows an overly familiar tale about two brothers (Stewart/Murphy), one bad, one good. A story from which Chase's screenplay holds no surprises, it is in truth pretty underwhelming writing. With the actual core relationship of the brothers lacking any emotional depth. However, there's more than enough visually here to offset the standard plotting and make this a very enjoyable experience. Shot in Technicolor's short-lived "Technirama" process, the widescreen palette pings once the cameras leave the back lot and goes off into the mountains of Colorado. Trains are the order of the day here, as Chase adapts from a story by Norman A. Fox, it's the train that becomes the central character, deliberate or not. As the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway snakes its way thru the gorgeous terrain, it's that image one takes away, not anything that the thinly scripted characters have done. Still, in spite of its literary flaws, Neilson shows himself to be competent with the action set pieces, of which there are quite a few. While Stewart is as reliable as ever, even getting to play an accordion (a hobby of his since childhood) and sing a couple of chirpy tunes. Of the rest, Dianne Foster leaves a good impression as the Utica Kid's (Murphy) girlfriend and Murphy himself does solid work with his cheeky grin, slick hair and black jacketed attire that shows Utica to be something of a suspicious character. Good but not great in writing and thematics, but essential for Western fans with big TV's. 6.5/10

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A Review by John Chard

A Review by John Chard 6.5

Written by John Chard on 2015-07-14

Funny Man. As many Western fans know, Night Passage was all set up to be the sixth genre collaboration between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart. After a run of successful and genre de...