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Canyon Passage (1946)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
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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.
Rated NR | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Dana Andrews | Brian Donlevy | Susan Hayward | Patricia Roc | Ward Bond | Hoagy Carmichael | Fay Holden | Stanley Ridges | Lloyd Bridges | Victor Cutler | Rose Hobart | Halliwell Hobbes | James Cardwell | Onslow Stevens | Andy Devine | John George | Erville Alderson | Richard Alexander | Phil Bloom | John Bose | Roy Bucko | Tex Cooper | Ben Corbett | Jack Kenny | Al Kunde | Bob Reeves | Harlan Briggs | Chief Yowlachie | Frank Ferguson | Virginia Patton
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2017 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Chicago Film Society screening @ NEIU Auditorium - During his intro Julian announced that one rule for programming each CFS season is to schedule a western. This film fulfilled that but also covers another unmentioned rule I’ve noticed: programming a Jacques Tourneur film. Someone at CFS likes that director a lot.
CANYON PASSAGE is a solid western romance drama thriller adventure western about settlers on the Oregonian coast that have their own internal conflicts (loving the same woman, gambling, machismo, etc) but also have to deal with Native Americans “indians” they are displacing. There’s a lot happening in this 90 minute flick so it moves briskly and also has a cool Lloyd Bridges to boot. Plus there’s a strong musical theme with some terrific tunes by Hoagy Carmichael.
Worth noting this another western where I’m rooting for the Native Americans bc fuck the settlers. One of them rapes and kills a young NA girl that sets the final act into motion and has the NA on attack while the settlers are on a manhunt for the rapist. Tragic knowing the historical context of these events so there’s little sorrow for the settlers in this film as gut-renching as these scenes are. Not surprised Tourneur took this project given the varying shades of gray between good and bad between characters and sides.
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