Northwest Passage (Part One, Roger's Rangers) (1940)
Country: US
Technical: col 126m
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Walter Brennan
Synopsis:
A pair of trappers join up with the Rangers militia making its way north to attack the French at Fort St Francis. On their march back they are harried by Indians.
Review:
This is an extraordinary film, as impressive a feat of location film-making as it is outmoded in its representation of native Americans. MGM had planned a further film, presumably earning the present one its banner title which bears little relation to the action. The Technicolor cinematography is vivid and the action scenes thrilling, with Jack Conway and W.S. Van Dyke having a hand in each.
Country: US
Technical: col 126m
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Walter Brennan
Synopsis:
A pair of trappers join up with the Rangers militia making its way north to attack the French at Fort St Francis. On their march back they are harried by Indians.
Review:
This is an extraordinary film, as impressive a feat of location film-making as it is outmoded in its representation of native Americans. MGM had planned a further film, presumably earning the present one its banner title which bears little relation to the action. The Technicolor cinematography is vivid and the action scenes thrilling, with Jack Conway and W.S. Van Dyke having a hand in each.
Country: US
Technical: col 126m
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Walter Brennan
Synopsis:
A pair of trappers join up with the Rangers militia making its way north to attack the French at Fort St Francis. On their march back they are harried by Indians.
Review:
This is an extraordinary film, as impressive a feat of location film-making as it is outmoded in its representation of native Americans. MGM had planned a further film, presumably earning the present one its banner title which bears little relation to the action. The Technicolor cinematography is vivid and the action scenes thrilling, with Jack Conway and W.S. Van Dyke having a hand in each.