Strange Cargo(1940)
M-G-M's Mighty Thrill-Romance for 1940 !
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
Movie: Strange Cargo
Top 10 Billed Cast
Julie
André Verne
Cambreau
M'sieu Pig
Hessler
Moll
Flaubert
Telez
Dufond
Grideau, the Prison Head
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