
The Defiant Ones(1958)
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.


“M-G-M's Mighty Thrill-Romance for 1940 !”
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

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
Strange Cargo is a drama, romance, adventure film released in 1940 exploring themes of escape, convict. Directed by Frank Borzage, it stars Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ian Hunter. Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
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