Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · 77% critics
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.
Based on Drums Along the Mohawk
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-11-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (127 votes)
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- frontiersman
- newlywed
- 18th century
- isolated farmhouse
- british colonialism
- american revolution
- revolutionary war
- american frontier
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1940 · nominated
Cast & crew
Claudette Colbert
as Lana (Magdelana)
Henry Fonda
as Gilbert Martin
Edna May Oliver
as Mrs. Mc Klennar
Eddie Collins
as Christian Reall
John Carradine
as Caldwell
Dorris Bowdon
as Mary Reall
Jessie Ralph
as Mrs. Weaver
Arthur Shields
as Reverend Rosenkrantz
Robert Lowery
as John Weaver
Roger Imhof
as Gen. Nicholas Herkimer
Directed by John Ford