Strange cargo 1940 film

An intriguing film which im surprised they made in 1940 doesnt seem that audiences of the day would rave about it more were probably confused and wondered what the hell was the point of the exercise. The allstar cast includes joan crawford, clark gable, peter lorre, paul lukas, and ian hunter the setting is an island prison, somewhere in french guyana, a place thats clearly supposed to be devils island. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Strange cargo, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case, subtitled, action adventure, dramaclassics, 888574474973. Strange cargo manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray. Mgm, borzage was assigned to strange cargo 1940, a parable in which several convicts among them clark gable, peter lorre, and paul lukas and a saloon girl crawford escaping from a south american penal colony are redeemed and changed by the spiritual influence of a new prisoner ian hunter.

Some of the scriptural readings in the film were taking as blasphemy at the time, which resulted in somewhat reduced bookings for the picture at the time of release. Strange cargo 1940 adventure through impenetrable jungles, across perilous swamps, desperate for a second chance at life, a band of devils island felons and a toughasnails prostitute struggle toward freedom. Mar 18, 2019 the acting in this film is unforgettable. Their clothing, although made to look torn, shows no signs of soil despite various fist fights, plunging into quick sand, falling in water, pulling themselves from the river, and making their way through dense undergrowth such as threadbare or torn fabric in the area of the knee or staining along the bottom leg of. I saw the film many years ago on british television and i became convinced the character of cambreau was an allegorical.

Strange cargo 1940 april 18, 2011 by emanuellevy frank borzage a farewell to arms directs with tact and restraint this adventure film, a star vehicle for gable then at the height of his popularity in the wake of gone with the wind. Verne wants nothing more than to escape from a penal colony located off the northern coast of south america. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by frank borzage and starring joan crawford and clark gable. Find release information for strange cargo 1940 frank borzage on allmovie. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Strange cargo 1940 through impenetrable jungles, across perilous swamps, desperate for a second chance at life, a band of devils island felons and a toughasnails prostitute struggle toward freedom. Convoy is a 1940 british war film, produced by ealing studios, directed by pen tennyson and starring clive brook, john clements and edward chapman. Strange cargo is a 1940 film directed by frank borzage. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring clark gable and joan crawford in a story about a group of.

Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Strange cargo 1940 film jump to navigation jump to search. Gable is verne, a thief who has been imprisoned for years in a dirty jail on an island in new guinea. Set on devils islandlike penal colony, strange cargo follows its brutal convict characters right out of melodrama and into parable. Released 1940, strange cargo stars joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, peter lorre the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Strange cargo seems drawn from similar features of the 40s like the oxbow incident 1943 wherein theres a main adventure. Every single actor casted in strange cargo was spot on. Goofs the escapees finally reach the beach after hiking through the jungle. It shows allegory of men trying to get out of prison, but finding the real prison is within them. Ace melodramatist borzage always injected his tales of romance and hardship with more than a touch of spiritual redemption, and this is one of his most explicit. The film starts out as a devils island escape drama. This scene is one of the more powerful and, from around the 25 films ive seen of gables. Strange cargo is all about christianity, but it is a bit odd.

Mgm megastars clark gable and joan crawford headline strange cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a baldfaced religious. In its a wonderful life, an angel comes from heaven to help a man. Clark gables next picture after gone with the wind was strange cargo, where he teamed back up with joan crawford. This 8th and final partnership of crawford and clark gable is actually one of my fave joan films even though its not one of hers that is often talked about. Joan crawford peter lorre ian hunter available on dvd in the joan crawford collection vol. Find movie and film cast and crew information for strange cargo 1940 frank borzage on allmovie. Strange cargo was thought provoking, quite dramatic. Strange cargo 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Strange cargo 1940 clark gable and joan crawford starred in eight movies together, and if the preceding seven showed them as beautifully as their final feature, strange cargo, im in for a massive treat. Strange cargo 1940, a film by frank borzage theiapolis. The acting in the film was fine, including ian hunter and peter lorre. Gable is at his peak as a flinty convict who lusts after floozy crawford from the moment he nabs her.

Strange cargo 1940 movie clip you didnt see that saloon girl julie joan crawford, kicked off the prison island, again rejects pig peter lorre but not marfeu bernard nedell, as moll albert dekker clobbers verne clark gable and threatens cambreau ian hunter, staging the big escape, in frank borzages strange cargo, 1940. A hollywood reporter news item indicates that strange cargo was banned in detroit. We feel weve been taken advantage of for after reading the ads and looking at tons of art the last thing in the world we. It is also a haunting and unusual film, controversial in its day, and considered by many critics to be the best expression of the metaphysical themes in the work of director frank borzage.

Mgm, borzage was assigned to strange cargo 1940, a parable in which several convicts among them clark gable, peter lorre, and paul lukas and a saloon. I found it to be an amazing character piece of people with their own demons inside them. Film giants clark gable and joan crawford team for the eighth and last time in this gripping story that explores the lures of the flesh and the transcendence of the spirit. The initial build up is as torrid quasinoir and it is not until the latter third of the film that the film starts to get interesting. Strange cargo 1940 stream and watch online moviefone. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring clark gable and joan crawford in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a french penal colony. Clark gable and joan crawford are superb as the man and the woman, fallen and blind to the salvation that lies close at hand.

Strange cargo 1940 cast and crew in a french guiana penal colony, an escape attempt by hardened criminal verne clark gable is thwarted by jaded prostitute julie joan crawford. Saloon girl julie joan crawford, kicked off the prison island, again rejects pig peter lorre but not marfeu bernard nedell, as moll albert dekker clobbers verne clark gable and threatens cambreau ian hunter, staging the big escape, in frank borzages strange cargo, 1940. Desperate for a second chance at life, a band of devils island felons and a toughasnails prostitute struggle toward freedom. The adapted screenplay by lawrence hazard was based upon the 1936 novel, not too narrow, not too deep, by richard sale. Clark gable and joan crawford starred in eight movies together, and if the preceding seven showed them as beautifully as their final feature, strange cargo, im in for a massive treat. Strange cargo seems drawn from similar features of the 40s like the oxbow incident 1943 wherein theres a main adventure that plays out as part. A march 1940 new york times news item notes that the legion of decency placed the film in the condemned category and protested the film s anaturalistic concept of religion contrary to the teachings of christ and the catholic church. Perhaps more a religious seeingthelight type affair, but you rarely see this down and dirty dramas postcode. Hunter was the anointed one so to speak, who appeared. Condemned by the legion of decency for irreverent use of scripture and lustful complications, which limited the films distribution in parts of the us. The 8th and final screen pairing of gable and crawford. Strange cargo 1940 frank borzage releases allmovie. Strange cargo is an odd film in that, although surely a product of the studio system who were not especially known for taking chances it does in fact take several. Among them is a mysterious, quietspoken visionary who may be literally the escapees salvation.

Here, the mans identity is a bit more ambiguous, even though his intentions are just as obvious. The push and pull between joan crawford and clark gable is magnetic. We produce mainly commercials, but also promos, digital billboard material and stills. Strange cargo film is an agency producer, post producer as well as production company based in stockholm. Joan crawford and clark gable are starring, alongside ian hunter, peter lorre, paul lukas and albert dekker. Gable plays an inmate, verne, at a penal colony in south america. Frank borzage was no stranger to hard love, but his strange cargo 1940 was uncharacteristically raw for a tough romance. In 1940, director frank borzage also directed the highlyregarded the mortal storm, but strange cargo is just as riveting. Rent strange cargo 1940 starring joan crawford and clark gable on dvd and bluray. Frank borzage a farewell to arms directs with tact and restraint this adventure film, a star vehicle for gable then at the height of his popularity in the wake of gone with the wind. Sets, location and photography all outstanding as was the print. His rough handling of crawford thruout the film was abhorrent. Film giants clark gable and joan crawford team for the eighth and last time in this gripping story that explores the. Though certainly not one of the greatest films ever made, i found strange cargo a very interesting movie with a very.

With clark gable, joan crawford, ian hunter, peter lorre, paul lukas, albert dekker, betty compson. Strange cargo is a film directed by frank borzage with joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, peter lorre, year. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. This 1940 release was clark gables first film after gone with the wind. The film was called seventh heaven, starring janet gaynor. Strange cargo has a first rate cast with all actors at the height of their careers. Convicts escaping from devils island come under the influence of a strange christlike figure. Jul 29, 2015 set on devils islandlike penal colony, strange cargo follows its brutal convict characters right out of melodrama and into parable. Instead of light romantic comedy, this time the legendary duo brings us. Convoy was tennysons last film before he was killed in an aircraft crash, while serving in the royal navy. It certainly gives no hint of what is surely one of hollywoods strangest allegory plays. He tries to involve julie, a saloon girl, in his plans but she turns him in to the.

This is the kind of acting that makes you forget where you are, and completely surrounds you. Strange cargo 1940 is best known today as the eighth and final film costarring joan crawford and clark gable. Buy strange cargo movie posters from movie poster shop. For a film that eventually turns into an audacious christ allegory, strange cargo 1940 has its fair share of cynicism, sex, and romance. They should have made his character more gentle, then he would have been charming instead of despicable.

Controversial, intense scene from the 1940 film, strange cargo, starring clark gable and joan crawford. Watch strange cargo 1940 now on your favorite device. Strange cargo is a dramaromance film directed by frank borzage, and written by lawrence hazard screenplay, lesser samuels contributor to dialogue, and anita loos adaptation, released on march 01 of 1940 in the usa. Rent strange cargo 1940 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Feb 28, 2014 film giants clark gable and joan crawford team for the eighth and last time in this gripping story that explores the lures of the flesh and the transcendence of the spirit. Strange cargo passed 1h 53min adventure, drama, romance 1 march 1940 usa convicts escaping from devils island come under the influence of a strange christlike figure. The first two elements can be credited in large part to stars clark gable and joan crawford, while director frank borzage, the cinemas great romanticist, provides the final one. Strange cargo has a title that could mean anything. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Gable is at his peak as a flinty convict who lusts after floozy crawford from the moment he nabs her discarded cigarette.

Film giants clark gable and joan crawford team for the eighth and last time in this gripping story. Even more remarkable is the effortless ease with which the film places our deepest questions beside a gritty and. Verne gable is a thief who keeps repeatedly trying and failing to escape, rather than just serving out his sentence, because. Strange cargo manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case.