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Drums Along the Mohawk poster

Drums Along the Mohawk

"Thrilling! Stirring! Spectacular!"

65
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NR 1939 · 1h 40m
Drama, History, War
Starring Claudette Colbert · Henry Fonda · Edna May Oliver
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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.

Theatrical
Nov 10, 1939
DVD / Blu-ray
May 24, 2005
Director
John Ford
Writers
Sonya Levien, Lamar Trotti
Producers
Darryl F. Zanuck, Raymond Griffith
Music
Alfred Newman
Studio
20th Century Fox
Keywords
countryside based on novel or book husband wife relationship frontiersman newlywed 18th century isolated farmhouse british colonialism american revolution revolutionary war american frontier
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Cast

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C
Claudette Colbert
Lana (Magdelana)
H
Henry Fonda
Gilbert Martin
E
Edna May Oliver
Mrs. Mc Klennar
E
Eddie Collins
Christian Reall
J
John Carradine
Caldwell
D
Dorris Bowdon
Mary Reall
J
Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Weaver
A
Arthur Shields
Reverend Rosenkrantz
R
Robert Lowery
John Weaver
R
Roger Imhof
Gen. Nicholas Herkimer
F
Francis Ford
Joe Boleo
W
Ward Bond
Adam Hartman
K
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Demooth
R
Russell Simpson
Dr. Petry
S
Spencer Charters
Innkeeper
S
Si Jenks
Jacob Small
J
Jack Pennick
Amos Hartman
A
Arthur Aylesworth
George Weaver
C
Chief John Big Tree
Blue Back
C
Charles Tannen
Dr. Robert Johnson
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A Journey of Thrills and Spectacle
Taglines Thrilling, Stirring, Spectacular!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The War's End and Return Home
Dr. Petry Where are you men going?
[Colonial Army troop marches into the fort with the new 13 colony American flag]
Commander of Colonial Troops Home.
Dr. Petry Home?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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