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Plot. On the way to meet his former boss -- railroad tycoon Ben Kimball -- Grant McLaine rescues a young boy, Joey Adams, from villain Concho. Ben informs Grant that his payroll has been robbed three times already by a gang led by Whitey Harbin and the Utica Kid. If Ben's workers do not get paid soon, they will all leave the end-of-track work camp.
- $2.6 million (US)
- Aaron Rosenberg
Night Passage: Directed by James Neilson. With James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster. A fired railroad man is re-hired and entrusted to carry a ten thousand dollar payroll in secret, even though he is suspected of being connected to outlaws.
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- James Neilson
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
Night Passage. Former railroad worker Grant McLaine (James Stewart) is hired by boss Ben Kimball (Jay C. Flippen) to help transport the railroad's payroll. The train carrying the payroll has been ...
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- James Stewart
- James Neilson
- Western
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Night Passage took a quick dive at the box office, although the trade paper, Variety, was surprisingly receptive, calling it "a taut, well-made, sometimes fascinating Western." Since Stewart's previous film, The Spirit of St. Louis , also failed to sell tickets, he suddenly found himself in the strange position of needing a hit.
- James Neilson
- James Stewart
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Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss. James Neilson. Director.