Dec 18, 2017 1940 during this year the studio released 49 feature films. Husbandandwife homesteaders join the oklahoma land rush of 1889 and stay on to build an empire. Its the strongest of the other four films included those being a womans face, flamingo road, sadie mckee, and torch song. It is also known by the alternative title breakers ahead. Strange cargo 1940 watch turner classic movies on tcm. 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.
Gable was the embodiment of rugged, working class masculinity. With hedy lamarr, george sanders, louis hayward, gene lockhart. Strange cargo has almost nonstop action, yet the central allegory is never lost in. Each thursday night and part of friday this month, joan will be featured with a list of her films on the cable channel. Rent strange cargo 1940 starring joan crawford and clark gable on dvd and bluray. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring. Film production, creative collaboration, tailored production setups for clients, directors and creatives. Strange cargo film 1940 wikipedia bahasa indonesia. They should have made his character more gentle, then he would have been charming. Strange cargo 1940 in a french guiana penal colony, an escape attempt by hardened criminal verne clark gable is thwarted by jaded prostitute julie joan crawford. 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.
Paradox and transformation in strange cargo david f. Tcms highlights this afternoon are the mgm releases the women 1939 and strange cargo 1940. In love on the run, she and gable hijack a truck, which, fortunately for crawford, is carrying evening gowns. In collaboration with independent directors, stills photographers, art directors and other creative artists we help clients all over the world with different levels of production. Strange cargo is a 1936 british crime film directed by lawrence huntington and starring kathleen kelly, george mozart and moore marriott. Strange cargo is a 1940 film directed by frank borzage. Tcm is playing a marathon of movies condemned by the. Crawford plays julie, a loose woman, who stumbles upon gable, a brute, in a. Crawford plays julie, a loose woman, who stumbles upon. Since 2004, strange cargo offers full production service from budgeting through final execution.
Clark gable joan crawford clip from the 1940 film strange cargo. Four star films, box office hits, indies and imports, movies a z four star films. As ive written elsewhere, joan crawford was an intelligent actress who knew exactly what she was getting into. Crawford plays julie, a loose woman, who stumbles upon gable, a brute, in a penal colony. Convicts escaping from devils island come under the influence of a strange christlike figure. Rent strange cargo 1940 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. His rough handling of crawford thruout the film was abhorrent. Mgm megastars clark gable and joan crawford headline strange cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a baldfaced religious allegory. Classic movie favorites star, joan crawford is featured in january on turner classic movies as their star of the month. Sep 16, 2009 clark gable joan crawford clip from the 1940 film strange cargo.
The film looks pretty good in this release, though no frame by frame restoration was. Its the only strange cargo record featuring vocals, with beth orton making an early appearance more earth mother than neofolky on the beautiful ambienttrance. 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. In almost every movie, crawford ended up in an evening gown at least once. There were four series going onmaisie, andy hardy, dr. But one senses that had the feisty, very urban, edgeofsociety shopgirl crystal been set adrift with a boatload of island convicts, she and cargo s julie might have reacted very similarly. But every once and a while, a network decides to get a. I purchased my own vhs copy of this movie in 1995, at the age of 51, watching it dozens and dozens of times, continually fascinated by the symbolism, the philosophical focus. Sets, location and photography all outstanding as was the print. The last and best of the strange cargo albums, iii matches elegant sequencer trance and understated organic instruments piano, guitar with ethnicfusion and soft house rhythms. I saw this movie on tcm many years ago starring joan crawford and clark gable. When eight prisoners escape from a new guinea penal colony, they are picked up by a sloop commandeered by another escapee named verne gable and. But one senses that had the feisty, very urban, edgeofsociety shopgirl crystal been set adrift with a boatload of island convicts, she and cargos julie might have reacted very similarly.
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. Allegorical and very strange, this drama tells the story of how a group of convicts successfully escape from devils island and as they flee, discover that one of them bears more than a casual. Verne gable is a thief who keeps repeatedly trying and failing to escape, rather than just serving out his sentence, because. Strange cargo was thought provoking, quite dramatic. The strange woman 1946 hedy lamarr, george sanders, louis hayward. Several of the movies theyve shown have costarred joan crawford. We produce mainly commercials, but also promos, digital billboard material and stills. This is a highly unique movie and seldom shown on tcm. Top rated movies and madefortv films airing the week of the week of april 12.
The strange woman 1946 hedy lamarr, george sanders, louis. Strange cargo plot convicts escaping from devils island come under the influence of a strange christlike figure. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. I really enjoyed what i believe was his last movie. The adapted screenplay by lawrence hazard was based upon the 1936 novel, not too narrow, not too deep, by richard sale. Find video, photos, forums, and much more for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The allstar cast includes joan crawford, clark gable, peter lorre, paul lukas, and ian hunter the setting is an island prison, somewhere in french guyana, a place thats clearly supposed to be devils island.
Strange cargo with joan crawford command decision with van johnson. Yet crawford somehow managed to be both larger than life i. She took her career dead seriously, but not necessarily her roles. With clark gable, joan crawford, ian hunter, peter lorre. In a french guiana penal colony, an escape attempt by hardened criminal verne clark gable is thwarted by jaded prostitute julie joan crawford. Clark gable joan crawford scene from strange cargo 1940. The story line is very different and even more believable because of the talented movie cast, clark gable, etc. I dont recall any socalled, genuine lust depicted in this movie. Its astounding this movie hasnt become a cult favorite, but perhaps its tendency to prompt introspection isnt much appreciated these days. Strange cargo tcm has been honoring clark gable today as part of its annual star of the month programming. Clark gable full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Sign up to receive the tcm shop newsletter for discounts and exclusives. In 1820s new england beautiful but poor and manipulative jenny hager marries rich old man isaiah poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman. Strange cargo on imdb strange cargo at allmovie strange cargo at the tcm movie database strange cargo at the american film.
Clark gable and joan crawford starred in eight movies together, and if the preceding seven showed them as beautifully. Convicts escaping from devils island come under the. Tcm and other sources for classic film page 118 general. Tcms margarita landazuri describes it as a haunting and unusual film, controversial in. Undaunted, verne blackmails brutal killer moll albert dekker to join his escape but is left behind only to be provided the route by a mysterious new prisoner, cambreau ian hunter. Strange cargo film is an agency producer, post producer as well as production company based in stockholm. 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. They should have made his character more gentle, then he would. Saloon girl julie joan crawford, kicked off the prison island, again rejects pig peter lorre but not marfeu bernard nedell, as moll albert dekker clobbers verne clark gable and threatens cambreau ian hunter, staging the big escape, in frank borzages strange cargo, 1940.
I really enjoyed what i believe was his last movie, the dead. On the way to find moll, verne rescues julie, and when they join. Posted february 18, 2019 by kristen lopez 3 comments on strange cargo 1940 1940s strange cargo 1940 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 is an adventure, drama movie starring joan crawford and clark gable. Overall, strange cargo is a movie that can be enjoyed for the plot alone, but which courageously adds layers, like those of an onion, that can be savored by the discerning.
Overview of strange cargo, 1940, directed by frank borzage, with joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, at turner classic movies. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Strange cargo 1940 is best known today as the eighth and final film costarring joan crawford and clark gable. Aug 25, 2017 in 1820s new england beautiful but poor and manipulative jenny hager marries rich old man isaiah poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman. Before strange cargo gives itself over to the sea and christ, its content to be a hardedged, borderlinenasty prison movie, with backstabbing. A beautiful movie with a mostly alist cast, far superior to the source novel. Tcm is playing a marathon of movies condemned by the catholic. Even in the seedy bar on the forsaken island in strange cargo, she wears a long, beaded gown.
This is one of the last screenings in tcms condemned by the legion of decency series. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Strange cargo, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case, subtitled, action adventure, dramaclassics, 888574474973. Skenarionya yang diadaptasi oleh lawrence hazard berdasarkan pada novel tahun 1936, not too narrow, not too deep, karya richard sale referensi. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Clark gable joan crawford scene from strange cargo. It was made at elstree studios for release by paramount pictures.
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