# Night Passage (1957)

> An ex-railroad employee carries a payroll undercover through outlaw country, where an old friendship collides with betrayal and gunfire.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15032

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: James Neilson
- Cast: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon De Wilde, Jay C. Flippen, Herbert Anderson
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050763/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: adventurous, tense, witty, classic western marathon, weekend matinee

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