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Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

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19396.51h 40m

Overview

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

Directed by John Ford
Written by Sonya Levien, Walter D. Edmonds, Lamar Trotti
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
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Top Cast

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Lana (Magdelana)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Gilbert Martin

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Mrs. Mc Klennar

Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins

Christian Reall

John Carradine

John Carradine

Caldwell

Dorris Bowdon

Dorris Bowdon

Mary Reall

Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Weaver

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Reverend Rosenkrantz

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

John Weaver

Roger Imhof

Roger Imhof

Gen. Nicholas Herkimer

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipcountrysidebased on novel or bookfrontiersmannewlywed18th centuryisolated farmhousebritish colonialismamerican revolutionrevolutionary waramerican frontier

About Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk is a drama, history, war film released in 1939 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, countryside, based on novel or book, frontiersman, newlywed, 18th century. Directed by John Ford, it stars Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver. Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

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