{"id":15066,"date":"2017-03-12T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15066"},"modified":"2017-05-14T10:35:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T17:35:37","slug":"review-strangecargo-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/03\/review-strangecargo-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Strange Cargo DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Strange Cargo<\/em><\/strong> is a charming adventure romance and epitomizes 1940s Hollywood with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford starring.<\/p>\n

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Strange Cargo
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\n(1940)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Adventure, Romance, Drama
\nWarner Archive | NR \u2013 113 min. \u2013 $17.99 | March 3, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/12\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Frank Borzage
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Richard Sale (novel \u201cNot Too Narrow… Not Too Deep\u201d); Lawrence Hazard (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Short Film, Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Full Frame 1.33
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>None
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2014 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Features include Gable & Crawford (13:42)<\/u><\/strong> featurette, More About Nostradamus (10:54)<\/u><\/strong> short, The Lonesome Stranger (9:15)<\/u><\/strong> cartoon, and the Theatrical Trailer (2:32)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2014 3.5\/5, AUDIO \u2014 3.5\/5
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Strange Cargo<\/em><\/strong> is presented with a 1.33 full frame aspect ratio and the audio provided is a standard Dolby Digital Mono track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Strange Cargo<\/em><\/strong> is a charming adventure romance and epitomizes 1940s Hollywood with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford starring. The DVD released through Warner\u2019s Archive MOD program offers good video and audio transfers and has a couple decent features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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