Canyon Passage (1946)

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" First, I have to thank the great Peter Lenihan for placing this gem on my radar. What a western it is. It has the psychological complexity of the Anthony Mann westerns, and already in 1946 feels like it's ripping the genre apart. But it's not cold and clinical like the Mann films. Tourneur's camera's always moving, and there's a tremendous vitality in every single shot. Brings to mind another Tourneur favorite of mine, Stars in My Crown. And makes yet another strong argument for Tourneur's"