Drums Along the Mohawk
“Thrilling! Stirring! Spectacular!”
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.
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Claudette Colbert
Lana (Magdelana)
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Henry Fonda
Gilbert Martin
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Edna May Oliver
Mrs. Mc Klennar
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Eddie Collins
Christian Reall
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John Carradine
Caldwell
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Dorris Bowdon
Mary Reall
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Jessie Ralph
Mrs. Weaver
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Arthur Shields
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Robert Lowery
John Weaver
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Roger Imhof
Gen. Nicholas Herkimer
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Joe Boleo
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Adam Hartman
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John Ford Director · Lamar Trotti Screenplay Sonya Levien Screenplay
Budget $2M · United States release November 10, 1939 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 2, 1939
Premiere · Albany, New York
United States · November 10, 1939
Theatrical
United States
October 10, 1947 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 12, 2007 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Brazil
December 11, 1939 · Theatrical
France
November 30, 1944 · Theatrical
January 26, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
December 9, 1949 · Theatrical
Italy
October 20, 1948 · Theatrical
Japan
September 20, 1949 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 14, 1940 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 7, 1940 · Theatrical
Spain
May 6, 1949 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 26, 1940 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 21, 1940 · Theatrical
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