Hudson's Bay (1940)
Overview
Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the French, and convinces King Charles II to sponsor an expedition of conquest.
Cast
Paul Muni
Pierre Esprit Radisson
John Sutton
Lord Edward Crewe
Laird Cregar
Gooseberry
Gene Tierney
Barbara Hall
Vincent Price
King Charles II
Nigel Bruce
Prince Rupert
Virginia Field
Nell Gwyn
Morton Lowry
Gerald Hall
Robert Greig
Sir Robert
Chief Thundercloud
Orimha
Frederick Worlock
English Governor
Montagu Love
Governor D'Argenson
Ian Wolfe
Mayor
Chief John Big Tree
Chief
Jody Gilbert
Germaine
Florence Bates
Duchess (scenes deleted)
Eugene Borden
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