Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Dana Andrews | ... |
Logan Stuart
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| Brian Donlevy | ... |
George Camrose
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| Susan Hayward | ... |
Lucy Overmire
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| Patricia Roc | ... |
Caroline Marsh
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Honey Bragg
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| Hoagy Carmichael | ... |
Hi Linnet
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| Fay Holden | ... |
Mrs. Overmire
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| Stanley Ridges | ... |
Jonas Overmire
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| Lloyd Bridges | ... |
Johnny Steele
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| Andy Devine | ... |
Ben Dance
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| Victor Cutler | ... |
Vane Blazier
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| Rose Hobart | ... |
Marta Lestrade
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| Halliwell Hobbes | ... |
Clenchfield
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| James Cardwell | ... |
Gray Bartlett
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| Onslow Stevens | ... |
Jack Lestrade
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Tad Devine | ... |
Asa Dance
(as The Devine Kids, Tad and Denny)
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Denny Devine | ... |
Bushrod Dance
(as The Devine Kids, Tad and Denny)
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| Erville Alderson | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Phil Bloom | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| John Bose | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Harlan Briggs | ... |
Dr. Balance (uncredited)
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| Roy Bucko | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Jess Cavin | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Spencer Chan | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Martin Cichy | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Jack Rube Clifford | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
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| Tex Cooper | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Ben Corbett | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Victor Cox | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Curtis | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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| William Desmond | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Tex Driscoll | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Eddie Dunn | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Art Felix | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Frank Ferguson | ... |
Preacher (uncredited)
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Janet Ann Gallow | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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| John George | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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William Gillis | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Karl Hackett | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Daral Hudson | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| George Huggins | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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| Jack Ingram | ... |
Trail Rider (uncredited)
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Willy Kaufman | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Al Kunde | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Walter Lawrence | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Rex Lease | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Joseph P. Mack | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Mathew McCue | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
Cobb (uncredited)
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| Tina Menard | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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| Kansas Moehring | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Mary Newton | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Anton Northpole | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Virginia Patton | ... |
Liza Stone / Bartlett (uncredited)
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| Jack Perrin | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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| Ralph Peters | ... |
Harry Stutchell (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Peterson | ... |
Mrs. Dance (uncredited)
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| 'Snub' Pollard | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Alexander Pollard | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Bob Reeves | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Jack Rockwell | ... |
Teamster (uncredited)
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| Gene Roth | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Sam Savitsky | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Wallace Scott | ... |
Mack McIver (uncredited)
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Allen D. Sewall | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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Lucile Sewall | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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| Harry Shannon | ... |
Henry McLane (uncredited)
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| Tom Smith | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Count Stefenelli | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Ray Teal | ... |
Neal Howison (uncredited)
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| Peter Whitney | ... |
Cornelius - Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
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| Chief Yowlachie | ... |
Indian Spokesman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques Tourneur | ||
Written by
| Ernest Pascal | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ernest Haycox | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Alexander Golitzen | ... | associate producer |
| Walter Wanger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frank Skinner | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Edward Cronjager | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Milton Carruth | ||
Editorial Department
| William Fritzsche | ... | associate color consultant: Technicolor |
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
| Greg Rodin | ... | 4K Digital Restoration: Universal Pictures |
Art Direction by
| John B. Goodman | ||
| Richard H. Riedel | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ||
| Leigh Smith | ||
Costume Design by
| Travis Banton | ||
Makeup Department
| Carmen Dirigo | ... | hair stylist |
| Jack P. Pierce | ... | makeup director |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fred Frank | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound director |
| William Hedgcock | ... | technician |
Special Effects by
| David S. Horsley | ... | special photography (as D.S. Horsley) |
Stunts
| David Sharpe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Calvin Spencer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Henry Cronjager Jr. | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Frank Skinner | ... | musical director |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Anthony Jowitt | ... | dialogue director |
| Walter Wanger | ... | presenter |
| Nan Grant | ... | research director (uncredited) |
| Jean Kenney | ... | research director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1946) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1946) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1946) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Luis Martinez Producciones Cinematograficas (1946) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Puerto Rico (1946) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
- Jaime Puig Arosemena (1946) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1946) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Universal Films (1946) (Panama) (theatrical)
- La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1946) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1946) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Chile (1946) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures do Brazil (1946) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1946) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1946) (France) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1946) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Film A/S (1946) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Argentina (1947) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Filmverleih (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
- France 3 (1985) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Epoca (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Suevia Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD) (4-Movie Marathon: Classic Western Collection)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (Included in "4 Movies: Classic Western Collection")
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (DVD) (on '8 Action-Packed Westerns' collection)
- 5USA (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Koch Media (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Research Entertainment (2015) (Spain) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Saturday Evening Post (novel publisher: "Canyon Passage")
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1856, backwoods businessman Logan Stuart escorts Lucy Overmire, his friend's fiancée, back home to remote Jacksonville, Oregon; in the course of the hard journey, Lucy is attracted to Logan, whose heart seems to belong to another. Once arrived in Jacksonville, a welter of subplots involve villains, fair ladies, romantic triangles, gambling fever, murder, a cabin-raising, and vigilantism...culminating with an Indian uprising that threatens all the settlers. No canyon in sight.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Every Exciting Character ! Every dangerous moment ... See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,623,925 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although the story is fictional, the town of Jacksonville, Oregon is not. In this movie it's very remote, with few residents and it hardly qualifies as a town at all. And its real-life history is having been founded as a gold mining town, as in this movie. See more » |
| Goofs | When people are shot by an arrow, there is obvious padding underneath the costume. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bend of the River (1952). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rogue River Valley See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In place of the glittering black-&-white Art Deco glass globe ("A Universal Picture") with rotating stars that opened Universal films from 1937-46, this early Universal Technicolor film opens with a still card, a colored globe with letters superimposed: "A Universal Picture". See more » |
| Quotes |
George Camrose:
You have strange friends, Jack. Jack Lestrade: I didn't say that I like him or that I trust him. George Camrose: What's your idea of a friend? Jack Lestrade: Any man, I suppose, who believes as I do that the human race is a horrible mistake. See more » |