Night Passage
An ex-railroad employee carries a payroll undercover through outlaw country, where an old friendship collides with betrayal and gunfire.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- adventurous
- tense
- witty
- classic western marathon
- weekend matinee
What critics said
Critics and viewers generally regard it as an entertaining but uneven classic western, with its genre pedigree and cast offset by a conventional story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Grant McLaine is recruited to transport the railroad payroll undercover against Whitey Harbin's gang.
Grant and the Utica Kid share a troubled past and ultimately confront their unresolved score.
Unpaid railroad workers, payroll shipments, and repeated train robberies drive the central conflict.
The production is identified with Technirama and uses railroad action and frontier vistas as major visual attractions.
Films like Night Passage, and why
Winchester '73
classic western with a morally ambiguous drifter, railroad danger, and tense gunplay
The Far Country
stylish railroad-centered western combining revenge, outlaw intrigue, and psychological tension
Bend of the River
character-driven western about loyalty, betrayal, and a dangerous former associate
Movie Details
- Director
- James Neilson
- Release Date
- 1957-07-24
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (85)
Cast
- James Stewart
- Audie Murphy
- Dan Duryea
- Dianne Foster
- Elaine Stewart
- Brandon De Wilde
- Jay C. Flippen
- Herbert Anderson
- Robert J. Wilke
- Hugh Beaumont
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Night Passage about?
- An ex-railroad employee carries a payroll undercover through outlaw country, where an old friendship collides with betrayal and gunfire.
- What is Night Passage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Night Passage as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Night Passage violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Night Passage as moderate.
- What did critics think of Night Passage?
- Critics and viewers generally regard it as an entertaining but uneven classic western, with its genre pedigree and cast offset by a conventional story.
- Which films are like Night Passage?
- Films with a similar feel include Winchester '73, The Far Country, and Bend of the River.
- How long is Night Passage?
- Night Passage runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Night Passage?
- In United States, Night Passage is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
