{"id":74520,"date":"2021-07-28T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T02:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74520"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:13:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:13:54","slug":"canyon-passage-1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74520","title":{"rendered":"Canyon Passage (1946)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You gave me your word you&#8217;d quit poker!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Poster.png 549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1850s Portland, a businessman (Dana Andrews) hoping to marry his sweetheart (Patricia Roc) helps his gambling-addicted friend (Brian Donlevy) reconnect with his fiancee (Susan Hayward). Meanwhile, the local bully (Ward Bond) goads Andrews into a fight; a shopkeeper (Hoagy Carmichael) sings songs while keeping an eye on the town&#8217;s affairs; and nearby Indians become increasingly agitated by the invaders on their land.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Donlevy Films<\/li>\n<li>Dana Andrews Films<\/li>\n<li>Gambling<\/li>\n<li>Jacques Tourneur Films<\/li>\n<li>Lloyd Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Susan Hayward Films<\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJacques Tourneur directed this Technicolor western just after making <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9643\"><em>Experiment Perilous<\/em> (1946)<\/a> and just before helming his <em>noir<\/em> masterpiece <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16993\"><em>Out of the Past<\/em> (1947)<\/a>. <em>Canyon Passage<\/em> is a beautifully shot, colorful tale with a keen eye towards historical authenticity and several intriguing characters &#8212; but ultimately, we don&#8217;t learn enough about the key players to become sufficiently engaged in their travails. Andrews is presented somewhat cryptically as a hardworking businessman who&#8217;s oddly cavalier about his wealth: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Businessman.png 1419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and willing (but not eager) to marry beautiful, kind, though incompatible Roc: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee-1024x730.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee-1024x730.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee-768x547.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee-379x270.png 379w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Andrews-Fiancee.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s clearly most attracted to the woman (Hayward) already engaged to his best friend (Donlevy): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Still.png 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; thus setting up a complex love quadrangle. Without knowing more of their back story, it&#8217;s hard to know why Hayward is committed to Donlevy &#8212; who we have a hard time liking or sympathizing with given his self-proclaimed aversion to working hard for his money: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography.png 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; not to mention the fact &#8212; as shown in a couple of scenes with the solemn wife (Rose Hobart) of a professional gambler (Onslow Stevens) &#8212; that he&#8217;s far from faithful: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart-1024x705.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart-1024x705.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart-128x88.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart-392x270.png 392w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Hobart.png 1491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, bullying Bond is sufficiently menacing but one-dimensional as the local fight-loving thug: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond-378x270.png 378w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bond.png 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the inclusion of Carmichael as a &#8220;minstrel&#8221; lurking on the sidelines is a curious one (though clearly designed to allow him to sing a few of his own ditties and provide some minor comedic relief): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael-128x92.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael-376x270.jpg 376w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Carmichael.bmp 1427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Andy Devine is given a refreshingly candid line to speak regarding the local Indians: &#8220;It&#8217;s their land and we&#8217;re on it, and they don&#8217;t forget it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine-1024x734.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine-1024x734.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine-377x270.png 377w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Devine.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though the Indians are reduced to nameless, faceless baddies as usual by the end: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians2.png 1411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m curious how much Ernest Haycox&#8217;s source novel (adapted by Ernest Pascal) might elaborate on some of my questions and concerns above. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cinematography5.png 1419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Indians.png 1419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine attention paid to historic authenticity<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain-378x270.png 378w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Horses-Rain.png 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Bar.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The impressive cabin building sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Canyon-Passage-Cabin-Raising.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038395\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1946\/08\/08\/archives\/the-screen-canyon-passage-in-which-dana-andrews-is-typical-western.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/74240\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You gave me your word you&#8217;d quit poker!&#8221; Synopsis: In 1850s Portland, a businessman (Dana Andrews) hoping to marry his sweetheart (Patricia Roc) helps his gambling-addicted friend (Brian Donlevy) reconnect with his fiancee (Susan Hayward). Meanwhile, the local bully (Ward Bond) goads Andrews into a fight; a shopkeeper (Hoagy Carmichael) sings songs while keeping an eye on the town&#8217;s affairs; and nearby Indians become increasingly agitated by the invaders on their land. 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