Strange Cargo
M-G-M's Mighty Thrill-Romance for 1940 !
NR 1940 · 113 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance, Adventure
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
Directed by Frank Borzage · Written by Lawrence Hazard
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Joan Crawford Julie -
Clark Gable André Verne -
Ian Hunter Cambreau -
Peter Lorre M'sieu Pig -
Paul Lukas Hessler -
Albert Dekker Moll -
J. Edward Bromberg Flaubert -
Eduardo Ciannelli Telez -
John Arledge Dufond -
Frederick Worlock Grideau, the Prison Head -
Bernard Nedell Marfeu -
Victor Varconi Fisherman
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