Northwest Passage (1940)
'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)
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!
126 min
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.
- Release date
- February 23, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Maj. 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 Rev. Browne
- Robert Barrat as Humphrey Towne
- Lumsden Hare as Lord Amherst
- Donald MacBride as Sgt. McNott
- Isabel Jewell as Jennie Coit
Crew
- King Vidor · Director
- Laurence Stallings · Writer
- Talbot Jennings · Writer
- Kenneth Roberts · Writer
- Hunt Stromberg · Producer
- Herbert Stothart · Composer
- William V. Skall · Cinematographer
- Sidney Wagner · Cinematographer
- Conrad A. Nervig · Editor