Strange Cargo

Chanteuse Julie (Joan Crawford) fell under the romantic sway of work-released convict Verne (Clark Gable) to the extent she was willing to join him--and a group of other prisoners--as they fled their penal colony into the New Guinea jungles. One surprisingly serene inmate (Ian Hunter) may be their only salvation as the journey becomes ever more perilous. Unusual allegory, the eighth and final Gable-Crawford tandem, co-stars Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker; Frank Borzage directs. 113 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French.