Posts from Dooley in thread „Night Passage (1957)“

Quote from The Tennesseean

I realize that I might be stepping on some toes here, but I could NOT stomach Audie Murphy.

I "tolerated" him in the movie where he played himself "To Hell and Back," and I respect and admire him for his heroism and resulting accolades, but watching him on film is like enduring a 4th rate version of "The Music Man"

Don't worry you're not alone! Maybe I need to watch more of his films to pass a proper judgement but on what I've seen so far I have to admit I agree with you.

On watching his recently I found it somewhat lacklustre. It was all a bit pedestrian and cliched for me compared to the raft of fantastic westerns Jimmy Stewart starred in, most notably those directed by Anthony Mann.
The fact Mann was initially involved in this production and didn't end up directing speaks volumes for me on just how good he was as a director. I can only imagine what it wold have been like with him at the helm.