Northwest Passage (1940)

  • NR
  • 02/20/1940 (US)
  • Adventure, History, War, Drama
  • 2h 6m

Half Men—Half Demons … Warriors Such As The World Has Never Known … They Lived With Death and Danger For The Women Who Hungered For Their Love!

Overview

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

King Vidor

Director

Laurence Stallings

Screenplay

Talbot Jennings

Screenplay

Kenneth Roberts

Novel

Cast

Spencer Tracy's headshot

Spencer Tracy

Major Robert Rogers
Robert Young's headshot

Robert Young

Langdon Towne
Walter Brennan's headshot

Walter Brennan

'Hunk' Marriner
Ruth Hussey's headshot

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth Browne
Nat Pendleton's headshot

Nat Pendleton

'Cap' Huff
Louis Hector's headshot

Louis Hector

Reverend Browne
Robert Barrat's headshot

Robert Barrat

Humphrey Towne
Lumsden Hare's headshot

Lumsden Hare

Lord Amherst

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