The initial build up is as torrid quasinoir and it is not until the latter third of the film that the film starts to get interesting. A march 1940 new york times news item notes that the legion of decency placed the film in the condemned category and protested the films anaturalistic concept of religion contrary to the teachings of christ and the catholic church. A hollywood reporter news item indicates that strange cargo was banned in detroit. Gable plays an inmate, verne, at a penal colony in south america. Gable and joan crawford headline strange cargo, a humid prison break movie. The adapted screenplay by lawrence hazard was based upon the 1936 novel, not too narrow, not too deep, by richard sale. Strange cargo 5216 n clark st chicago, il vintage clothing. A march 1940 new york times news item notes that the legion of decency placed the film in the condemned category and protested the film s anaturalistic concept of religion contrary to the teachings of christ and the catholic church. Its the only strange cargo record featuring vocals, with beth orton making an early appearance more earth mother than neofolky on the beautiful ambienttrance single water from a vine leaf. Strange cargo was thought provoking, quite dramatic. Strange cargo is the second album by electronic instrumentalist william orbit. By the fourth installment, hinterland, it became the artist name.
Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring clark gable and joan crawford in a story about a group of. Strange cargo 1940 frank borzage releases allmovie. Convicts escaping from devils island come under the influence of a strange christlike figure. Instead they were ruthless cold people, yet apart from. Strange cargo shirts our tshirts weve been printing tshirts for over 15 years, and our talented community of artists, printers and ink specialists help us bring you one of the most extensive collections of tshirts out there. Strange cargo is a 1940 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage and starring clark gable and joan crawford in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a french penal colony.
They are the go to place for novelty items socks, pins, stickers, mugs, etc. With kathleen kelly, george mozart, moore marriott, george sanders. Strange cargo film is an agency producer, post producer as well as production company based in stockholm. Released 1940, strange cargo stars joan crawford, clark gable, ian hunter, peter lorre the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The strange cargo series by william orbit is by any means wonderful music.
The allstar cast includes joan crawford, clark gable, peter lorre, paul lukas, and ian hunter the setting is an island prison, somewhere in french guyana, a place thats clearly supposed to be devils island. Strange cargo manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case. Mgm, borzage was assigned to strange cargo 1940, a parable in which several convicts among them clark gable, peter lorre, and paul lukas and a saloon girl crawford escaping from a south american penal colony are redeemed and changed by the spiritual influence of a new prisoner ian hunter. Film giants clark gable and joan crawford team for the eighth and last time in this gripping story that explores the lures of the flesh and the transcendence of the spirit. This and strange cargo 3 are the albums william orbit shouldve won grammies for. Overall, strange cargo is a movie that can be enjoyed for the plot alone, but which courageously adds layers, like those of an onion, that can be savored by the discerning. It may seem a strange movie at first, but its actually a very suspenseful drama, with a very interesting ending, and plus its got a great starring cast with crawford, gable, and lorre. Rent strange cargo 1940 starring joan crawford and clark gable on dvd and bluray. Strange cargo 1940 is best known today as the eighth and final film costarring joan crawford and clark gable. When eight prisoners escape from a new guinea penal colony, they are picked up by a sloop commandeered by another escapee named verne gable and. Its got fast rhythms and some slow ones, so its going to meet the varying tastes of different listeners. If you have questions or doubts about buying this album, get william orbit, the best of.
Mgm megastars clark gable and joan crawford headline strange cargo, a. Strange cargo ii, strange cargo iii, and strange cargo hinterland. Strange cargo is a 1936 british crime film directed by lawrence huntington and starring kathleen kelly, george mozart and moore marriott. Donald schneider studio was both the creative director and film director for this campaign. It is definitely of its time in the way that torch song towards the unknown region, which came out a. Perhaps more a religious seeingthelight type affair, but you rarely see this down and dirty dramas postcode. It is definitely of its time in the way that torch song towards the unknown region, which came out a year later, is not.
Strange cargo is all about christianity, but it is a bit odd. Strange cargo manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray. Strange cargo has a title that could mean anything. It certainly gives no hint of what is surely one of hollywoods strangest allegory plays. In a french guiana penal colony, an escape attempt by hardened criminal verne clark gable is thwarted by jaded prostitute julie joan crawford. Crooks in south america smuggle arms on an english cargo vessel to revolutionaries, but are exposed by a young girl, who later marries the captains son. On the way to find moll, verne rescues julie, and when they join. Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. Here, the mans identity is a bit more ambiguous, even though his intentions are just as obvious. Its astounding this movie hasnt become a cult favorite, but perhaps its tendency to prompt introspection isnt much appreciated these days. Strange cargo has almost nonstop action, yet the central allegory is never lost in. Strange cargo is the title of a series of albums by british electronic artistproducer william orbit. It was made at elstree studios for release by paramount pictures. Goofs the escapees finally reach the beach after hiking through the jungle.
Saloon girl julie joan crawford, kicked off the prison island, again rejects pig peter lorre but not marfeu bernard nedell, as moll albert dekker clobbers verne clark gable and threatens cambreau ian hunter, staging the big escape, in frank borzages strange cargo, 1940. Gable would make seven more films with crawford, including. Sets, location and photography all outstanding as was the print. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing strange cargo near you. When eight prisoners escape from a new guinea penal colony, they are picked up by a sloop commandeered by another escapee named verne gable and his trollop girl friend julie joan crawford.
Strange cargo was established in folkestone in 1995 and operates as a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. Rent strange cargo 1940 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The last and best of the strange cargo albums, iii matches elegant sequencer trance and understated organic instruments piano, guitar with ethnicfusion and soft house rhythms. Jan 14, 2016 provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. It is also a haunting and unusual film, controversial in its day, and considered by many critics to be the best expression of the metaphysical themes in the work of director frank borzage. Strange cargo, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case, subtitled, action adventure, dramaclassics, 888574474973. This zombie movie, with soul and pathos, is one of those in which the z. In its a wonderful life, an angel comes from heaven to help a man. Film production, creative collaboration, tailored production setups for clients, directors and creatives. Their clothing, although made to look torn, shows no signs of soil despite various fist fights, plunging into quick sand, falling in water, pulling themselves from the river, and making their way through dense undergrowth such as threadbare or torn fabric in the area of the knee or staining along the bottom leg of. Weve always loved strange cargo starting back in their wrigley days. He is a recipient of multiple grammy awards, ivor novello awards and other music industry awards. And regarding joan crawford the megastar upon completing dance, fools, dance she told.
The sound of these albums could be best described as trademark orbit. Mgm megastars clark gable and joan crawford headline strange cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a baldfaced religious. We produce mainly commercials, but also promos, digital billboard material and stills. It is the first in a series similarly titled albums. Undaunted, verne blackmails brutal killer moll albert dekker to join his escape but is left behind only to be provided the route by a mysterious new prisoner, cambreau ian hunter. Strange cargo is a kent based arts company and charity whose specialise in participatory art. Frank borzage was no stranger to hard love, but his strange cargo 1940 was uncharacteristically raw for a tough romance. The film is notable for an early performance by george sanders who went on to success in hollywood.
Find release information for strange cargo 1940 frank borzage on allmovie. Verne gable is a thief who keeps repeatedly trying and failing to escape, rather than just serving out his sentence, because. If you have questions or doubts about buying this album, get william orbit, the best of strange cargos. Voir strange cargo film complet gratuit film complet vf. There is also something about how strange cargo goes around the gablecrawford pairing, which mgm has been using for a decade by them, they never quite connect acting around the religious allegory with different approaches her melodramatic release, he withdrawing but that makes their characters romantic urges more moving. Initially focusing on celebratory outdoor arts projects and carnival, strange cargo has subsequently developed a significant reputation for its portfolio of imaginative public and visual arts projects, special celebratory events and programmes with large groups of people. A beautiful movie with a mostly alist cast, far superior to the source novel. In its original release it was accompanied by a short liner note by miles copeland. The film starts out as a devils island escape drama. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The company has won many awards for their practice of making artworks, working with other people in public spaces, including awards from the european prize for urban public space, liberty property, the charity commission, arts and business and royal town planning institute rtpi. In more than one sense, justin kurzels aggressively strange film.