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- However, according to Jeanine Basinger's biography Anthony Mann, the director withdrew from the picture at the last minute because he felt the script was weak. Mann's decision created a rift between James Stewart and him, and the pair never worked together again.
www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2020/08/night-passage-film-review.htmlJames Stewart Sings--and Plays the Accordion--in Night Passage
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Mann and Stewart did not work together again. Aaron Rosenberg, who produced several of the Stewart-Mann collaborations as well as Night Passage, said that Stewart and Mann fell out after a disagreement over the film's quality, which according to Mann was "trash".
As recounted in the biography, Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend by film historian Michael Munn, Mann's disparaging remark about how Night Passage was "trash" sparked a rift...
Mann's decision created a rift between James Stewart and him, and the pair never worked together again. Journeyman director James Neilson took over the movie. The opening scenes of Night Passage play like a classic Mann Western.
Aaron Rosenberg, who produced several of the Stewart-Mann collaborations as well as Night Passage, said that Stewart and Mann fell out after a disagreement over the film's quality, which according to Mann was "trash". Mann felt that Stewart was only making the film so he could play his accordion.
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This was originally intended to be the sixth Western combining the talents of actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann (they had also done three non-Westerns together), but Mann pulled out of the project because he wasn't impressed with war hero-turned-actor Audie Murphy.
Jul 3, 2021 · I’m going to take a brief break from our look at Anthony Mann Westerns today (don’t worry; we’ll be back with Mann) to look at Stewart’s next oater after The Man from Laramie. Mann was scheduled to direct Night Passage, and indeed said that he set the project up and even directed a few early scenes, but in the end it was not to be.
Anthony Mann refused to direct the film, saying nobody would understand it. He also said he believed the script was bad, and Audie Murphy and James Stewart would not be believable as brothers. After the film opened to poor reviews and business, Stewart never spoke to Mann again.
