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'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (1940)
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Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. |
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| Spencer Tracy | ... |
Maj. Robert Rogers
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| Robert Young | ... |
Langdon Towne
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Ruth Hussey | ... |
Elizabeth Browne
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Nat Pendleton | ... |
'Cap' Huff
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Louis Hector | ... |
Rev. Browne
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Robert Barrat | ... |
Humphrey Towne
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Lumsden Hare | ... |
Lord Amherst
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Donald MacBride | ... |
Sgt. McNott
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Isabel Jewell | ... |
Jennie Coit
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Douglas Walton | ... |
Lt. Avery
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Addison Richards | ... |
Lt. Crofton
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Hugh Sothern | ... |
Jesse Beacham
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Regis Toomey | ... |
Webster
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Montagu Love | ... |
Wiseman Clagett
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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. Written by Dale Roloff
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Budget:
$2,677,762 (estimated)Company Credits
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Title Card: This is a story of our early America... of the century of conflict with the French and Indians... when necessity made simple men, unknown to history, into giants in daring and endurance. It begins in Portsmouth New Hampshire, in 1759...
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(uncredited)
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Heard as a theme at the start, and sung by the Rangers as they march off at the end. See more »
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Revealing mistakes: One of the dead Indians in the Saint Francis clearly moves his head to avoid someone running past him. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: This is a story of our early America... of the century of conflict with the French and Indians... when necessity made simple men, unknown to history, into giants in daring and endurance. It begins in Portsmouth New Hampshire, in 1759...
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"Over the Hills and Far Away"(uncredited)
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