Canyon Passage

In this Western, a pioneering man becomes entangled in a love triangle involving a woman and her fiancé. The fiancé's gambling habit spirals out of control, heightening the tension. The film features Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward and Brian Donlevy as the leads.

Canyon Passage is a programme presented as a Western film. Classified under the movie genre, it delivers the style and atmosphere expected of a classic western picture. Though identified simply as a programme rather than a series, it contains all the elements that define a full‑length western production. The plot centres on a pioneering man who becomes involved in a love triangle. He finds himself torn between a woman and her fiancé, the latter plagued by a gambling habit that is rapidly spiralling out of control. This escalating addiction heightens the tension within the triangle, forcing the pioneer to confront his own loyalties amid the unfolding drama. The film features Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward and Brian Donlevy in the principal roles. Andrews portrays the pioneering figure caught in the romantic dilemma, Hayward plays the woman at the centre of the conflict, and Donlevy assumes the part of the fiancé whose gambling problem drives much of the story’s tension. Each actor contributes to the narrative by embodying the key characters involved in the love triangle. As a Western, Canyon Passage follows the conventions typical of the genre, concentrating on the interpersonal drama that arises from the characters’ entangled relationships throughout the programme.