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Canyon Passage

Name: Canyon Passage
Genre: Western
Released: 1946-07-17
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.7

★ 6,7 /10 (69 Votes)

1946 EN 92 min

Overview

In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.

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Release date

17/07/1946

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Popularity

2.8

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Genres

Western

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

92 min

Dana Andrews

Logan Stuart

Brian Donlevy

George Camrose

Susan Hayward

Lucy Overmire

Patricia Roc

Caroline Marsh

Ward Bond

Honey Bragg

Hoagy Carmichael

Hi Linnet

Fay Holden

Mrs. Overmire

Stanley Ridges

Jonas Overmire

Lloyd Bridges

Johnny Steele

Andy Devine

Ben Dance

Victor Cutler

Vane Blazier

Rose Hobart

Marta Lestrade

Halliwell Hobbes

Clenchfield

James Cardwell

Gray Bartlett

Onslow Stevens

Jack Lestrade

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Tad Devine

Asa Dance

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Denny Devine

Bushrod Dance

Virginia Patton

Liza Stone/Barlett (uncredited)

Harlan Briggs

Dr. Balance (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Preacher (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Judge (uncredited)

Chief Yowlachie

Indian Spokesman (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

Harry Stutchell (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Neal Howison (uncredited)

Harry Shannon

Henry McLane (uncredited)

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Wallace Scott

Mack McIver (uncredited)

Peter Whitney

Cornelius - Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Dance (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Cobb (uncredited)

Rex Lease

Card Player (uncredited)

Chester Clute

Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)

Jack Ingram

Trail Rider (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

Waiter (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Miner (uncredited)

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Phil Bloom

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John Bose

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Roy Bucko

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Spencer Chan

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Martin Cichy

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Jack Rube Clifford

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Tex Cooper

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Ben Corbett

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Art Felix

Miner (uncredited)

John George

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Karl Hackett

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Jack Kenny

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Al Kunde

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Kansas Moehring

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Charles Morton

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Anton Northpole

Miner (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

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Bob Reeves

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Gene Roth

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Any man, I suppose, who believes as I do that the human race is a horrible mistake. Canyon Passage is directed by Jacques Tourneur and is adapted by Ernest Pascal from the novel written by Ernest Haycox. It stars Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Ward Bond, Susan Hayward, Lloyd Bridges & Patricia Roc, with Hoagy Carmichael also supporting and offering up ditties such as the Oscar Nominated "Ole Buttermilk Sky". Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by Edward Cronjager. More famed for his moody black & white pieces, Canyon Passage finds Tourneur operating in glorious Technicolor on West…

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“Gold is only yellow gravel!”. That’s the philosophy of frontiersman-cum-entrepreneur “Logan” (Dana Andrews) as he tries to establish a thriving freight business amidst the backwoods of Oregon. He’s helped by the pragmatic “Clenchfield” (Halliwell Hobbes) which is just as well because there are plenty like “Bragg” (Ward Bond) who want to see him fall flat. He’s also a bit conflicted on the romantic front too. “Lucy” (Susan Hayward) is hitched to his best pal, the unreliable “George” (Brian Donlevy) and then there’s the younger “Caroline” (Patricia Roc) too. Things really begin to hot up when …

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**_Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, and Brian Donlevy in 1856 Oregon_** This captures the spirit of Ernest Haycox’s lyrical storytelling with developed characters and outstanding location shooting. Andrews stars as an ambitious businessman whose plans are interrupted by his compassion for afflicted hombres. Hayward is on hand as his potential romantic interest, along with Patricia Roc, while Donlevy plays an indebted gambler, also with eyes for Hayward. Several other characters are fleshed out, such as a burly ne’er-do-well (Ward Bond), a bemused minstrel (Hoagy Carmichael), a cynical gamble…

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