Received a condemned rating from the legion of decency for irreverent use of scripture and lustful complications. Media in category films of the united states, 1940 the following 58 files are in this category, out of 58 total. Joan crawford headline strange cargo, a humid prison break movie. A march 1940 new york times news item notes that the legion of decency placed the film in the condemned category and protested the film s anaturalistic concept of religion contrary to the teachings of christ and the catholic church. Film giants clark gable and joan crawford team for the eighth and last time in. The movie is called lisola del diavolo the devils island in italian and thats a suiting title as we are about to meet a band of fugitives from a french. Desperate for a second chance at life, a band of devils island felons and a toughasnails prostitute struggle toward freedom. The film was called seventh heaven, starring janet gaynor. Even after the studio made the changes demanded, distribution was sharply cut by cities refusing. Films of the united states, 1940 wikimedia commons. Strange cargo is a metrogoldwynmayer feature film starring joan crawford and clark gable in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a french penal colony.
Island of doomed men 1940 68 min peter lorre full movie version classic rare duration. Joan crawford peter lorre ian hunter available on dvd from the warner brothers archive collection. Strange cargo is a film directed by frank borzage with joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, peter lorre, year. Strange cargo film 1940 wikipedia bahasa indonesia. It is all these things, but it does not fit neatly into any of these genres. Borzage,you who are often ignored when they list their favorite directors.
It has elements of drama, romance, adventure and tragedy. Strange cargo 1940 is best known today as the eighth and final film costarring joan crawford and clark gable. Strange cargo and mortal storm are admirable works,works of redemption,full of compassion for the human race. That is why todays movie monday is dedicated to this highly underrated movie. The screenplay by lawrence hazard was based upon the 1936 novel not too narrow, not too deep by richard sale.
Agreed a oncemust, as an allaround good show and a worthy film that deserves more attention. This scene is one of the more powerful and, from around the 25 films ive seen of gables. Strange cargo 1940 march 18, 2019 strange cargo is one of those films that you see one time and all you can do is replay it in your head afterwards. Gables verne is a thief being released after sixteen months in solitary confinement for his fifth escape attempt in three years. In 1940,frank borzage gave two great movies in a row. Although this movie is considered a classic, not many people have heard of it. But grideau frederic worcock, the head of the islands prison. One of the escapees is a man who has seemingly appeared out of nowhere and may have supernatural powers.
Strange cargo 1940 letterboxd social film discovery. This initial location is never expressly identified, and in truth it probably matters not in the end result which is 1940 s strange cargo 1940 must have been a pretty heady year for hollywood, coming off what was doubtless perhaps the best year in cinematic history, 1939. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring clark gable and joan crawford in a story about a group of. Strange cargo 1940 through impenetrable jungles, across perilous swamps, desperate for a second chance at life, a band of devils island felons and a toughasnails prostitute struggle toward freedom. Strange cargo 1940, a film by frank borzage theiapolis. Released 1940, strange cargo stars joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, peter lorre the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Top movies of 1940 list, best movies 1940 page 6 by. Strange cargo is a 1940 film starring joan crawford and clark gable that leaves the usual story lines behind romantic comedy, kept woman, rags to riches as it weaves an allegorical tale of escaping prisoners and a christlike figure who accompanies them. A web page featuring information about strange cargo. Strange cargo 1940 streaming sub ita film completo. Strange cargo 1940 is not an easy film to describe. For a film that eventually turns into an audacious christ allegory, strange cargo 1940 has its fair share of cynicism, sex, and romance. Skenarionya yang diadaptasi oleh lawrence hazard berdasarkan pada novel tahun 1936, not too narrow, not too deep, karya richard sale referensi. Strange cargo seems drawn from similar features of the 40s like the oxbow incident 1943 wherein theres a main adventure that plays out as part of a bigger, preordained storyline, much of it dealing.
We produce mainly commercials, but also promos, digital billboard material and stills. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. It could perhaps be compared to i was a fugitive of a chain gang, with its frank depiction of prison. Strange cargo 1940 gratis films kijken met ondertiteling. Rent strange cargo 1940 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the strange cargo movie on. The adapted screenplay by lawrence hazard was based upon the 1936 novel, not too narrow, not too deep, by richard sale. Strange cargo 1940 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Joan crawford is starring, alongside clark gable, ian hunter, peter lorre.
Perhaps more a religious seeingthelight type affair, but you rarely see this down and dirty dramas postcode. Gable also starred in strange cargo 1940, a romantic drama with joan crawford, costarring peter lorre and ian hunter. One response to strange cargo 1940 david csontos, on august th, 2019 at 6. Regarder film strange cargo en streaming, telecharger film strange cargo gratuitement, voir film strange cargo en ligne. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by frank borzage and starring joan crawford and clark gable. Some of the scriptural readings in the film were taking as blasphemy at the time, which resulted in somewhat reduced bookings for the picture at the time of release. Fugitive pilot verne clark gable and his girlfriend, julie joan crawford, join up with another band of convicts as they escape from a penal colony, but the hardened criminals find themselves affected by a softspoken christlike fugitive named cambreau ian hunter. Instead they were ruthless cold people, yet apart from. Clark gable and joan crawford starred in eight movies together, and if the preceding seven showed them as beautifully as their final feature, strange cargo, im in for a massive treat.
Strange cargo 1940 cast and crew in a french guiana penal colony, an escape attempt by hardened criminal verne clark gable is thwarted by jaded prostitute julie joan crawford. And regarding joan crawford the megastar upon completing dance, fools, dance she. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Strange cargo 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Filmcraves top movies of 1940 includes strange cargo, dance, girl, dance, dr. It is also a haunting and unusual film, controversial in its day, and considered by many critics to be the best expression of the metaphysical themes in the work of director frank borzage. He seems incorrigible, and destined not to make it out of the penal colony alive. Overview of strange cargo, 1940, directed by frank borzage, with joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, at turner classic movies. Eric, according to scripture jesus spent a good deal of his time ministering to prostitutes, thieves and murderers so it makes perfect sense that god would send this.
He tries to involve julie, a saloon girl, in his plans but she turns him in to the. Yeah, strange cargo is an exciting adventure tale bogged down with overt christian symbolism that never really gels and fails to pay off in a satisfying manner at the conclusion. Frank borzage was no stranger to hard love, but his strange cargo 1940 was uncharacteristically raw for a tough romance. Another forgotten movie from a forgotten director, starring a. This scene is one of the more powerful and, from ar. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring clark gable and joan crawford in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a french penal colony. Strange cargo official trailer gable and crawfords eighth film together is a sensitively told christ allegory, portrayed in an atmospheric manner that well conveys the storys spirituality. Through impenetrable jungles, across perilous swamps, desperate for a second chance at life, a band of devils island felons and a toughasnails prostitute struggle toward freedom. Strange cargo is an odd film in that, although surely a product of the studio system who were not especially known for taking chances it does in fact take several. Buy strange cargo movie posters from movie poster shop. Saloon girl julie joan crawford, kicked off the prison island, wants no help from pig peter lorre but listens to marfeu bernard nedell, while moll albert dekker clobbers verne clark gable and threatens cambreau ian hunter, staging the big escape, in frank borzages strange cargo, 1940. Strange cargo is a melodramatic adventure yarn, directed in 1940 by franke borzage, a director that had made the transition from the silent era to the talkies with relative ease.
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