
Rawhide(1951)
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.


In 1863, having escaped from a rock-quarry prison in Salt Lake, six inmates led by convicted murderer Pete Black take over a small wagon train headed by preacher Jacob Karns. Tensions and hardships grow as the travelers continue to trek toward California across dry, desolate country.

John Payne
Pete Black

Dennis O'Keefe
Jacob Karns

Arleen Whelan
Rose Billings

Frank Faylen
Curly

Mary Anderson
Myra Johnson

Peter Hansen
Michael Karns

Richard Rober
Mike

Griff Barnett
Papa Emil Ludwig

Dooley Wilson
Rainbow

Arthur Hunnicutt
Pop Brennan
Passage West is a western film released in 1951 exploring themes of escaped convict. Directed by Lewis R. Foster, it stars John Payne, Dennis O'Keefe, Arleen Whelan. In 1863, having escaped from a rock-quarry prison in Salt Lake, six inmates led by convicted murderer Pete Black take over a small wagon train headed by preacher Jacob Karns. Tensions and hardships grow as the travelers continue to trek toward California across dry, desolate country.
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