Strange Cargo

Desperate for a second chance at life, a band of Devil's Island felons and a tough-as-nails prostitute struggle toward freedom.
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  • ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - - 1.37:1
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 53 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: February 28, 2017
  • Originally Released: 1940
  • Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)

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User Ratings: 344
Rating: 5/5 -- Weird, but brilliantly done, allegorical drama.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Aug 14, 2003
Rating: B- -- This enjoyable adventure is a good star vehicle for Cark Gable, then at the height of his popularity, and Joan Crawford. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Apr 18, 2011
Despite the pious pitfalls it sets for itself, it's a strikingly open film Full Review
CinePassion
Dec 24, 2009
Rating: C+ -- Embarrassingly flavorful as a Hollywood religious delicacy. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Nov 9, 2006
Rating: 2.5/4 -- MGM megastars Clark Gable and Joan Crawford headline Strange Cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a bald-faced religious allegory. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Aug 5, 2006
Rating: 5/5 -- Brilliant allegory.
Movie Mom
Jul 26, 2003
Rating: 7/10 -- ...a rather talky adventure, but fascinating to say the least, with plenty of local color and offbeat characters. Full Review
Movie Metropolis
Feb 4, 2008

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Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

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  • Sales Rank: 33,038
  • UPC: 888574474973
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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