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Strange Cargo (1940) Rank 3 Reviews
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The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
The film has a title that could mean anything. And it certainly gives no hint of what is surely one of Hollywood’s strangest allegory plays. The film starts out as a steamy Devils’ Island escape drama. The initial build up is as torrid quasi-noir and ...read the complete Strange Cargo movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Embarrassingly flavorful as a Hollywood religious delicacy. ...read the complete Strange Cargo movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Time Out (--)
Ace melodramatist Borzage always injected his tales of romance and hardship with more than a touch of spiritual redemption, and this is one of his most explicit statements about the uplifting power of love. Gable is one of a group of convicts who escapes ...read the complete Strange Cargo movie review at Time Out (--)
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by J. Abercrombi on December 02, 2007
In this movie there was both a rare sense of innocence and sensuality that made Joan's part even more multi-faceted! Joan plays Joan in this 1940 MGM classic, staring with her number one leading man, Clark Gable. Much of this masterpiece is shot on a ...
by princess on April 04, 2001
I love Gable and I love Crawford not to mention Peter Lori and the rest of the cast. The story intersting and captivating. I enjoyed it so much that I want all my friends to see it. It really supprised me. They dont make them like this any more!! To ...
by "scotsladdie" on January 13, 2000
Strange is putting it mildly. In this uniquely off-beat gem, Crawford is Julie the trollop and Gable is Verne, who's sentenced to Devil's Island. A fascinating excursion into allegory has Ian Hunter giving his greatest performance as Cambreau, the ...
Of the many films Crawford and Gable made together, this is the best. Superior performances, intriguing story, and masterful direction by Frank Borzage. One of Joan's finest moments on ...
by Randy Keehn on November 11, 2006
I was watching this movie last night primarily because I like Gable as an actor. The movie started out in much the same way most movies did back ...
by Bomojaz on June 10, 2006
A religious parable aboard a small boat containing penal colony escapees. Ian Hunter is the Christ-like Cambreau who has a mysterious effect on ...
by Simon Davis on October 13, 2004
MGM legends Joan Crawford and Clark Gable had been a popular screen team since the beginning of the 1930's decade appearing together in 7 feature films of varying quality and popularity. After a four year break from working together the two by now ...
by Joe Sixpack -- S... on January 02, 2003
Joan Crawford plays a woman stranded in Central America, near the infamous Devil's Island penal colony... She finds herself at first repelled and then drawn to Clark Gable, who plays a rugged yet ethically principled convict. He is determined to ...
by Joan Crawford "Jo... on June 22, 2002
I have seen almost all of Joan Crawford's films, and I think this is one of her finest performances. She is fortunately paired with Clark Gable, and they have remarkable chemistry together. It is their combined talent and star presence that make Strange ...
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