Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

21/03/1940 (GB)
Drama, History, War
1h 40m

Thrilling! Stirring! Spectacular!

Overview

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.

  • John FordDirector
  • Sonya LevienScreenplay
  • Lamar TrottiScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • husband wife relationship
  • countryside
  • based on novel or book
  • frontiersman
  • newlywed
  • 18th century
  • isolated farmhouse
  • british colonialism
  • american revolution
  • revolutionary war
  • american frontier

Top Billed Cast

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Lana (Magdelana)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Gilbert Martin

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Mrs. Mc Klennar

Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins

Christian Reall

John Carradine

John Carradine

Caldwell

Dorris Bowdon

Dorris Bowdon

Mary Reall

Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Weaver

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Reverend Rosenkrantz

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

John Weaver

Roger Imhof

Roger Imhof

Gen. Nicholas Herkimer

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