Night Passage
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Night Passage

This was the night when the naked fury of the McLaines flamed out with consuming vengeance across a terrorized land!

6.5 / 10 1957 1h 30mNR English
Western

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

James Stewart

James Stewart

Grant McLaine

Lead
Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

The Utica Kid

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Whitey Harbin

Dianne Foster

Dianne Foster

Charlotte Drew

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Verna Kimball

Brandon De Wilde

Brandon De Wilde

Joey Adams

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Ben Kimball

Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

Will Renner

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Neilson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Night Passage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker