Northwest Passage (1940)

6.6/10 • 126 min • Adventure History War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Major Robert Rogers

Robert Young

Langdon Towne

Walter Brennan

'Hunk' Marriner

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth Browne

Nat Pendleton

'Cap' Huff

Robert Barrat

Humphrey Towne

Lumsden Hare

Lord Amherst

Donald MacBride

Sergeant McNott

Isabel Jewell

Jennie Coit

Douglas Walton

Lieutenant Avery

Regis Toomey

Webster

Lloyd Bridges

Uniformed Soldier / Officer

Addison Richards

Lieutenant Crofton

Hugh Sothern

Jesse Beacham

Montagu Love

Wiseman Clagett

Lester Matthews

Sam Livermore

Truman Bradley

Captain Ogden

C.E. Anderson

Ranger

Arthur Aylesworth

Innkeeper Flint

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