Night Passage
Seen it?1957 | 90 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved Shane or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw, 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Neilson
- James StewartGrant McLaine
- Audie MurphyThe Utica Kid
- Dan DuryeaWhitey Harbin
- Dianne FosterCharlotte Drew
- Elaine StewartVerna Kimball
- Brandon De WildeJoey Adams
- Jay C. FlippenBen Kimball
- Herbert AndersonWill Renner
- Robert J. WilkeConcho
- Hugh BeaumontJeff Kurth