MGM megastars Clark Gable and Joan Crawford headline Strange Cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a bald-faced religious allegory.
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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...a rather talky adventure, but fascinating to say the least, with plenty of local color and offbeat characters.
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