Movie
Northwest Passage
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1940-02-23
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Adventure, History, War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Major Robert Rogers
- Robert Young as Langdon Towne
- Walter Brennan as 'Hunk' Marriner
- Ruth Hussey as Elizabeth Browne
- Nat Pendleton as 'Cap' Huff
- Louis Hector as Reverend Browne
- Robert Barrat as Humphrey Towne
- Lumsden Hare as Lord Amherst
- Donald MacBride as Sergeant McNott
- Isabel Jewell as Jennie Coit
- Douglas Walton as Lieutenant Avery
- Regis Toomey as Webster
Crew
- King Vidor - Director
- Talbot Jennings - Screenplay
- Laurence Stallings - Screenplay
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