Beautifully photographed, atmospheric western that takes a while to build up under James Neilson's direction--he took over from Anthony Mann, who was fired after clashing with star James Stewart--but ends with a slam-bang finale. Stewart and Audie Murphy work well together, with Stewart as a railroad employee entrusted with getting a payroll past a gang of train robbers, and Murphy his brother who's a member of the gang. Dan Duryea excelled at playing sadistic villains with a twisted sense of humor who actually got a kick out of their work, and he does another good job of it here. A solid supporting cast including Jack Elam, Robert J. Wilke and Herbert Anderson contributes to the film's enjoyability, along with some spectacular mountain scenery. While no masterpiece, it's a good, satisfying western with a catchy little ditty sung by, of all people, Stewart. Check it out.
Night Passage
1957
Action / Adventure / Drama / Western

Night Passage
1957
Action / Adventure / Drama / Western
Plot summary
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.
Director
Top cast
Dan Duryea as Whitey Harbin
Robert J. Wilke as Concho
Jack Williams as Dusty
Harold Goodwin as Pick Gannon
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 829.11 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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Solid,good-looking if undernourished Western
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Neat little Murphy-Stewart western
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