Strange Cargo (1940)
57 %
Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 4 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.9/10
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... [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
Screenwriter: Lawrence Hazard, Lesser Samuels
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Composer: Franz Waxman
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...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
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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