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Strange Cargo (1940)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:4
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... 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]
Starring: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre
Starring: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Albert Dekker, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Varconi, John Arledge
Director: Frank Borzage
Director: Frank Borzage
Screenwriter: Lawrence Hazard, Lesser Samuels
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Composer: Franz Waxman
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Reviews for Strange Cargo
...a rather talky adventure, but fascinating to say the least, with plenty of local color and offbeat characters.
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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