Night Passage (film)
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1957 theatrical poster by Reynold Brown
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| Directed by | James Neilson |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Written by | Borden Chase based on the novel by Norman A. Fox |
| Starring |
James Stewart Audie Murphy Dan Duryea Dianne Foster Elaine Stewart Brandon deWilde |
| Music by |
Dimitri Tiomkin Ned Washington |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Sherman Todd |
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Universal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.6 million (US) |
Night Passage is a 1957 Technicolor Western film directed by James Neilson starring James Stewart and Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart and Brandon deWilde.
This film is reminiscent of the popular western collaborations between Stewart and director Anthony Mann. This is largely because the project was slated to be their sixth collaboration. Mann backed out of the project before production due to other obligations and a disagreement over the casting of Audie Murphy. Aaron Rosenberg, who produced many of the Stewart-Mann collaborations, stayed on as producer with new director James Neilson.
Dimitri Tiomkin scored the film, and co-wrote the songs "Follow the River" and "You Can't Get Far Without a Railroad" with Ned Washington, which were performed by James Stewart himself. The film also offered Stewart the rare opportunity to play the accordion, an instrument he had played since childhood. However, his accordion playing was rerecorded by a professional during post-production. The film was the first American production to utilize the Technirama process by Technicolor. This process helped make the blue skies crisper and brighten the autumn footage photographed by cinematographer William H. Daniels. The railroad scenes were filmed at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado, using Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad K-28 Class steam locomotive #476 which still operates in excursion service today. Though not as memorable as other Stewart-Mann films, Night Passage was a commercial success upon its release and has become a staple of cable television.
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