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Strange Cargo (1940)

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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 4  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: A motley crew of convicts have just escaped from a prison on a tropical island. As the men battle the elements en route to a hidden boat, they become aware of a fellow prisoner, Cambreau, who is a stranger to them. He's also very mysterious, for the Christ-like Cambreau (who seems to possess... A motley crew of convicts have just escaped from a prison on a tropical island. As the men battle the elements en route to a hidden boat, they become aware of a fellow prisoner, Cambreau, who is a stranger to them. He's also very mysterious, for the Christ-like Cambreau (who seems to possess otherworldly abilities), begins exerting a strong religious influence over the other men -- and changes some of their lives in the process... [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Albert Dekker

Director: Frank Borzage
Screenwriter: Lawrence Hazard, Lesser Samuels
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Composer: Franz Waxman

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May 12, 1990

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7/10

...a rather talky adventure, but fascinating to say the least, with plenty of local color and offbeat characters.

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02/04/08
John J. Puccio
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Embarrassingly flavorful as a Hollywood religious delicacy.

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11/09/06
Dennis Schwartz
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2.5/4

MGM megastars Clark Gable and Joan Crawford headline Strange Cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a bald-faced religious allegory.

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08/05/06
Dan Callahan
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Derek Adams
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03/12/04
Carol Cling
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Weird, but brilliantly done, allegorical drama.

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08/14/03
Ken Hanke
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Brilliant allegory.

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07/26/03
Nell Minow
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