Canyon Passage

Year: 1946

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: Jacques Tourneur

WesternEpic heroesWestern frontier dramas with a touch of humorEpic adventure and breathtaking battlesWild west outlaws and gunfights

Set against the rugged Oregon frontier of the 1850s, a prosperous businessman finds his world torn apart by competing affections for two very different women and a fierce sense of duty toward a compulsive gambler friend whose reckless actions push the bounds of loyalty.

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Location

Jacksonville, Oregon Territory, Portland, Pacific Coast, San Francisco

The movie takes place in the rugged regions of Oregon, including the bustling seaport of Portland and the mining settlement of Jacksonville in the Oregon Territory in 1856. The journey follows along the Pacific coast to San Francisco, capturing the frontier's natural beauty and rough-hewn lifestyle. These locations are iconic for their history of gold rushes, frontier development, and rugged landscapes.

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