Stars: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Reiko Dan, Elaine Stewart

Director: James Neilson

Summary: Grant McLaine is a travelling musician with a past who makes his living entertaining construction camps on the frontier. Unable to get steady work after helping his brother Lee, known as The Utica Kid, escape the law, Grant is finally given another chance when he is trusted with guarding a railroad's payroll. Lee learns of his brother's job and immediately senses an opportunity to grab the cash, leading to a showdown between the two brothers.

Jimmy Stewart stars in this western as Grant McLaine, a travelling musician with a past who makes his living entertaining construction camps on the frontier. Unable to get steady work after helping his brother Lee (Murphy), known as The Utica Kid, escape the law, Grant is finally given another chance when he is trusted with guarding a railroad's payroll. Lee learns of his brother's job and immediately senses an opportunity to grab the cash, leading to a showdown between the two brothers.

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Thanks to ultracrisp Technirama photography of great mountainside and river gorge locations in Colorado, Night Passageis often terrific to look at; you can almost feel the autumn sun and brisk air. This should have been another classic Western pairing James Stewart with director Anthony Mann. But after choosing the locations, cast, and crew, and directing the precredit sequence, Mann abruptly resigned. He found Borden Chase's screenplay an "incoherent" rehash of relationships and setups from their previous films, nor was he encouraged by Stewart's determination to play the accordion and sing. Stewart's an ex-railroad cop who became a pariah by letting a prisoner--Audie Murphy's "The Utica Kid"--escape. The two cross paths again in a ghost town where Dan Duryea, doing a zany version of his loony outlaw from Winchester '73, has holed up with his gang. Replacement director James Neilson, a newcomer destined for bland Disney servitude, fosters a lot of flatfooted standing-around.

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Theatrical Trailer
Year:	1957
Release Date:	August 23, 2004
Runtime:	87 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	822 615 7
Keywords:	Night, English, Passage, Westerns
Genre:	Westerns