Strange Cargo is a charming adventure romance and epitomizes 1940s Hollywood with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford starring.
Strange Cargo
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1940)
Genre(s): Adventure, Romance, Drama
Warner Archive | NR – 113 min. – $17.99 | March 3, 2017
Date Published: 03/12/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| Through impenetrable jungles. Across perilous swamps. Desperate for a second chance at life, a band of Devil’s Island felons and a tough-as-nails prostitute struggle toward freedom. 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. Fighting each other and the elements, the stars imbue this provocative adventure with audacity, power and passion. |
SPECIAL FEATURES — 2.0/5 |
| Features include Gable & Crawford (13:42) featurette, More About Nostradamus (10:54) short, The Lonesome Stranger (9:15) cartoon, and the Theatrical Trailer (2:32). |
VIDEO — 3.5/5, AUDIO — 3.5/5
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| Strange Cargo is presented with a 1.33 full frame aspect ratio and the audio provided is a standard Dolby Digital Mono track. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, Strange Cargo is a charming adventure romance and epitomizes 1940s Hollywood with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford starring. The DVD released through Warner’s Archive MOD program offers good video and audio transfers and has a couple decent features. |
