Hudson's Bay (1940)

  • NR
  • 12/24/1940 (US)
  • Adventure, History
  • 1h 35m

A FABULOUS FIGURE WHO SAVED A NEW WORLD-FOR THE RULER WHO HAD ORDERED HIM HANGED!

Overview

Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the French, and convinces King Charles II to sponsor an expedition of conquest.

Lamar Trotti

Writer

Irving Pichel

Director

Cast

Paul Muni's headshot

Paul Muni

Pierre Esprit Radisson
John Sutton's headshot

John Sutton

Lord Edward Crewe
Laird Cregar's headshot

Laird Cregar

Gooseberry
Gene Tierney's headshot

Gene Tierney

Barbara Hall
Vincent Price's headshot

Vincent Price

King Charles II
Nigel Bruce's headshot

Nigel Bruce

Prince Rupert
Virginia Field's headshot

Virginia Field

Nell Gwyn
Morton Lowry's headshot

Morton Lowry

Gerald Hall

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