Search - Drums Along the Mowhawk [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1939 DVD Release: 12/04/2007 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Adventure, Costume Adventure See Also: Drums Along the Mowhawk

John Ford directed this outdoor adventure set in the American Colonial period. Gilbert and Lana Martin (Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert) are a young couple trying to make a home in New York State's Mohawk Valley, but repeated attacks by Indians drive them, along with other settlers in the valley, into a nearby fort, where they watch helplessly as the natives lay waste to their farms and cabins. A spinster with a large farm, Sarah McKlennar (Edna May Oliver), comes to their rescue when she hires Gilbert to work as a field hand and gives the Martins a place to stay. The rugged life of the farm and frontier doesn't always sit well with Lana, who was raised in wealthy and comfortable circumstances; in time she develops a thicker skin and learns to love their new life in the Mohawk Valley, especially after giving birth to their first son. Gilbert joins the militia, who must do battle both with the local Indian tribes and the British soldiers who are provoking them to battle. Gilbert returns wounded, and as he recuperates, a healthy crop rises in the fields, but their satisfaction is short lived when the Indians once again hit the warpath. 1939 was a stellar year for John Ford; along with this highly successful adventure tale, which was nominated for three Academy Awards, Ford also released the ground-breaking western Stagecoach. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Claudette Colbert - Lana Borst Martin
Henry Fonda - Gilbert Martin
Edna May Oliver - Mrs. Sarah McKlennar
Eddie Collins - Christian Reall
Arthur Shields - Father Rosenkranz
Ward Bond - Adam Hartman
John Carradine - Caldwell