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Strange Cargo (1940)
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Writers:
Richard Sale (novel)
Lawrence Hazard (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 March 1940 (USA) more
Plot:
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure. full summary | add synopsis
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Breathtaking and Satisfying Gem! more (26 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Joan Crawford | ... | Julie |
 | Clark Gable | ... | André Verne |
 | Ian Hunter | ... | Cambreau |
 | Peter Lorre | ... | M'sieu Pig |
| Paul Lukas | ... | Hessler |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Moll |
| J. Edward Bromberg | ... | Flaubert |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | ... | Telez |
| John Arledge | ... | Dufond |
| Frederick Worlock | ... | Grideau, the Prison Head (as Frederic Worlock) |
| Bernard Nedell | ... | Marfeu |
| Victor Varconi | ... | Fisherman |
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USA:113 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #5982)
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The eighth and final on screen pairing of Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. more
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Featured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996) more
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| Messages From The Classics Still Rule! | mymsplk |
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What a shocker! Even as a committed Gable fan, I was not prepared for the simple greatness of this movie. Why it is not considered to be a Gable classic, I do not know.
Ploughing the ground for later epics, such as McQueen's Papillon, this tale manages to touch a deeper and more fertile vein. Combines all the elements of a Hollywood classic from the Golden Age such as danger, drama, romance and desperation and yet without any aspect being a makeweight. Even more remarkable is the effortless ease with which the film places our deepest questions beside a gritty and genuinely exciting story. This film offers so much for Gable and Crawford fans but is definitely a must see for anyone!