# Canyon Passage (1946)

> A luminous Oregon frontier western where a pragmatic entrepreneur is pulled into romantic rivalries and the violent instability of a forming community.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23310

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Jacques Tourneur
- Cast: Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc, Ward Bond, Hoagy Carmichael, Fay Holden, Stanley Ridges
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038395/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: rugged, dreamlike, romantic, classic western night, cinephile viewing

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