Northwest Passage (1940) | |
| Director(s) | King Vidor, Jack Conway (uncredited), W.S. Van Dyke (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Hunt Stromberg |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance, War, Western |
| Top Topics | |
Featured Cast:
Northwest Passage Overview:
Northwest Passage (1940) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and Jack Conway and produced by Hunt Stromberg.
Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Sidney Wagner, William V. Skall | Nominated |
Northwest Passage BlogHub Articles:
No article for Northwest Passage at this time. Submit yours here.
Quotes from Northwest Passage
Maj. Robert Rogers:
[referring to Langdon's abdominal wound] Are ypu hurt bad?
Langdon Towne: First thing I've had in my stomach in days.
[last lines]
Elizabeth Browne: [standing alongside Langdon Towne as Major Robert Rogers and his rangers march into the distance] Is there, Langdon? Is there a Northwest Passage?
Langdon Towne: Who knows.
[pause]
Langdon Towne: It's every man's dream to find a short route to his heart's desire. If the major dreams long enough, he'll find it.
Elizabeth Browne: Will we hear from him?
Langdon Towne: Hear from him?
[pause]
Langdon Towne: Every time we look across the river we'll hear his voice calling us through the wind. He'll be within us, Elizabeth - wherever we are or he may be - for that man will never die.
Langdon Towne: [Slapping at mosquitoes as they walk through wetlands] Mosquitoes don't bite you, do they?
Hunk Marriner: Nope.
Langdon Towne: You put something on that keeps them off?
Hunk Marriner: Rancid bear grease. They hate the stink worse than I do.
Langdon Towne: [Smelling some of the bear grease that Hunk offers him] thanks. I'll take the mosquitoes.
read more quotes from Northwest Passage...
Langdon Towne: First thing I've had in my stomach in days.
[last lines]
Elizabeth Browne: [standing alongside Langdon Towne as Major Robert Rogers and his rangers march into the distance] Is there, Langdon? Is there a Northwest Passage?
Langdon Towne: Who knows.
[pause]
Langdon Towne: It's every man's dream to find a short route to his heart's desire. If the major dreams long enough, he'll find it.
Elizabeth Browne: Will we hear from him?
Langdon Towne: Hear from him?
[pause]
Langdon Towne: Every time we look across the river we'll hear his voice calling us through the wind. He'll be within us, Elizabeth - wherever we are or he may be - for that man will never die.
Langdon Towne: [Slapping at mosquitoes as they walk through wetlands] Mosquitoes don't bite you, do they?
Hunk Marriner: Nope.
Langdon Towne: You put something on that keeps them off?
Hunk Marriner: Rancid bear grease. They hate the stink worse than I do.
Langdon Towne: [Smelling some of the bear grease that Hunk offers him] thanks. I'll take the mosquitoes.
read more quotes from Northwest Passage...
Facts about Northwest Passage
Kenneth Roberts, the author of the best-selling 1936 novel on which the film is based, described Rogers Rangers as wearing "green buckskin" clothing. The initial attempts made at dyeing the buckskin uniforms made them a bright Kelly green. They were subsequently re-dyed to attain the forest green color seen in the finished film. The uniforms were occasionally "touched up" with paint spray guns, while being worn, with the actors wearing protective bags on their heads - as seen in Northward, Ho!, a period making of.
This movie is a pretty faithful telling of Roger's Rangers' raid on the Abenaki town of St. Francis, except for the end. When the Rangers arrived at Fort No. 4 they had missed their resupply by only two hours. Lt. Stephens heard them coming and retreated, thinking the Rangers were French troops. Rogers and a couple of men built a raft and pursued Stephens downriver. They caught up with him and sent the supplies back to No. 4 within 10 days, as Rogers promised. Lt. Stephens was later court-martialed for cowardice and cashiered out of the Rangers.
The subtitle "Book One: Rogers' Rangers" shows that MGM and King Vidor intended to complete the story in a second film which was never made due to lengthy production obstacles which plagued this film. This explains why the characters never actually make it to the Northwest Passage.
read more facts about Northwest Passage...
This movie is a pretty faithful telling of Roger's Rangers' raid on the Abenaki town of St. Francis, except for the end. When the Rangers arrived at Fort No. 4 they had missed their resupply by only two hours. Lt. Stephens heard them coming and retreated, thinking the Rangers were French troops. Rogers and a couple of men built a raft and pursued Stephens downriver. They caught up with him and sent the supplies back to No. 4 within 10 days, as Rogers promised. Lt. Stephens was later court-martialed for cowardice and cashiered out of the Rangers.
The subtitle "Book One: Rogers' Rangers" shows that MGM and King Vidor intended to complete the story in a second film which was never made due to lengthy production obstacles which plagued this film. This explains why the characters never actually make it to the Northwest Passage.
read more facts about Northwest Passage...
