Canyon Passage

2/18/2017

Any man, I suppose, who believes as I do that the human race is a horrible mistake. Canyon Passage is directed by Jacques Tourneur and is adapted by Ernest Pascal from the novel written by Ernest Haycox. It stars Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Ward Bond, Susan Hayward, Lloyd Bridges & Patricia Roc, with Hoagy Carmichael also supporting and offering up ditties such as the Oscar Nominated "Ole Buttermilk Sky". Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by Edward Cronjager. More famed for his moody black & white pieces, Canyon Passage finds Tourneur operating in glorious Technicolor on Western landscapes. The result of which is as gorgeous as it is thematically sizzling. The story follows Andrews' Logan Stuart, a former scout turned store & freight owner who has landed in Jacksonsville,

2/9/2026

“Gold is only yellow gravel!”. That’s the philosophy of frontiersman-cum-entrepreneur “Logan” (Dana Andrews) as he tries to establish a thriving freight business amidst the backwoods of Oregon. He’s helped by the pragmatic “Clenchfield” (Halliwell Hobbes) which is just as well because there are plenty like “Bragg” (Ward Bond) who want to see him fall flat. He’s also a bit conflicted on the romantic front too.  “Lucy” (Susan Hayward) is hitched to his best pal, the unreliable “George” (Brian Donlevy) and then there’s the younger “Caroline” (Patricia Roc) too. Things really begin to hot up when “George” is accused of murder and then "Bragg” manages to goad the local Indian population, already irritated by the encroachment of the settlers and their cabins, into a murderous series of raids tha

5/2/2026

**_Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, and Brian Donlevy in 1856 Oregon_** This captures the spirit of Ernest Haycox’s lyrical storytelling with developed characters and outstanding location shooting. Andrews stars as an ambitious businessman whose plans are interrupted by his compassion for afflicted hombres. Hayward is on hand as his potential romantic interest, along with Patricia Roc, while Donlevy plays an indebted gambler, also with eyes for Hayward. Several other characters are fleshed out, such as a burly ne’er-do-well (Ward Bond), a bemused minstrel (Hoagy Carmichael), a cynical gambler (Onslow Stevens), a young hothead (Lloyd Bridges) and a genial farmer (Andy Divine). On top of all of this is the inclusion of interesting historical bits, such as the Rogue River Wars, which inv