
Feature film — 1940
Northwest Passage (1940)
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
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A high-signal pick with 67 votes.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Director: King Vidor
On screen
Cast & crew

Spencer Tracy
Major Robert Rogers

Robert Young
Langdon Towne

Walter Brennan
'Hunk' Marriner

Ruth Hussey
Elizabeth Browne

Nat Pendleton
'Cap' Huff
Louis Hector
Reverend Browne

Robert Barrat
Humphrey Towne

Lumsden Hare
Lord Amherst

Donald MacBride
Sergeant McNott

Isabel Jewell
Jennie Coit

Douglas Walton
Lieutenant Avery

Regis Toomey
Webster
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