Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

126 mins | Drama, Adventure, War, History, Western | Feb. 23, 1940

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.

Northwest Passage

126 mins | Drama, Adventure, War, History, Western | Feb. 23, 1940

Northwest Passage
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's
Original title Northwest Passage
Directors Bill Lewis, Harrold Weinberger, Bert Spurlin, Robert A. Golden, King Vidor
Writers Kenneth Roberts, Talbot Jennings, Laurence Stallings

Cast

Spencer Tracy

as Major Robert Rogers

Robert Young

as Langdon Towne

Walter Brennan

as 'Hunk' Marriner

Ruth Hussey

as Elizabeth Browne

Nat Pendleton

as 'Cap' Huff

Louis Hector

as Reverend Browne

Robert Barrat

as Humphrey Towne

Lumsden Hare

as Lord Amherst

Donald MacBride

as Sergeant McNott

Isabel Jewell

as Jennie Coit

Douglas Walton

as Lieutenant Avery

Regis Toomey

as Webster

Lloyd Bridges

as Uniformed Soldier / Officer

Addison Richards

as Lieutenant Crofton

Hugh Sothern

as Jesse Beacham

Montagu Love

as Wiseman Clagett

Lester Matthews

as Sam Livermore

Truman Bradley

as Captain Ogden

C.E. Anderson

as Ranger

Arthur Aylesworth

as Innkeeper Flint

Rand Brooks

as Eben Towne

Don Castle

as Richard Towne

Richard Cramer

as Sheriff Packer

George Eldredge

as McMullen

Verna Felton

as Mrs. Towne

Edward Gargan

as Capt. Butterfield

Gibson Gowland

as MacPherson

Denis Greene

as Capt. Williams

Tony Guerrero

as Capt. Jacobs

Frank Hagney

as Capt. Grant

Gwendolyn Logan

as Mrs. Browne

Tom London

as Ranger

George Lynn

as Joe Turner

Helen MacKellar

as Sarah Hadden

Addie McPhail

as Jane Browne

John Merton

as Lt. Dunbar

Ferdinand Munier

as Stoodley - Tavern Keeper

Ted Oliver

as Farrington

Eddie Parker

as Ranger

Andrew Pena

as Konkapot

Lawrence Porter

as Billy - Indian Boy

Kent Rogers

as Odiorne Towne

George Sky Eagle

as Indian Man

Robert St. Angelo

as Solomon

Ray Teal

as Bradley McNeil

Harry Wilson

as Ranger

Hank Worden

as Ranger Tying Oars

Frederick Worlock

as Sir William Johnson

Louis de Funès

as 'Hunk' Marriner (VFF voice)