That's my favourite western from Lewis R Foster and also probably the less known but so good, thanks to John Payne's performance, in a very ambivalent character. No evil, villain, but ambivalent, the kind of character whom you hesitate between love him or hate him. There were some time to time such characters in westerns; Alan Ladd would have been perfect in this Paramount - his actual host company - production. This is one of Payne's best performances. This ex convict, this prison break convict was interesting from the start, and i would have also imagined Van Heflin in the preacher role. Excellent little western.
Review of Passage West
