In the end he goes into exile, and becomes a bitter, defeated exhero. In it, he made up standing orders from the 28 rangers rules. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Robert rogers was a popularly acclaimed military leader during the french and indian war, who institutionalized many frontierstyle practices of warfare and whose forces are regarded by some as the model for later ranger activities. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers kenneth robertss novel northwest passage chronicles the exploits of major robert rogers 17311795, who during the french and indian war raised and commanded an independent unit of lightinfantry soldiers attached to the british army known as rogers rangers. The show is actually titled northwest passage, book 1 rogers rangers, with the idea that a book two would continue the story. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers is the 1940 adventure score by herbert stothart, mgms premier composer in the 1930s and 40s, presented in nearly complete form from the monaural optical film masters, with a few otherwise lost cues added from the films musicandeffects track. Although rogers fought for the british, most of his rangers became patriots. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers from 1940 is a grandly adventuresome score by herbert stothart, mgms premier composer in the 1930s and 40s, presented in nearly complete form from the monaural optical film masters, with a few otherwise lost cues added from the. Ive spent a lot of time on the history surrounding the actual events of rogers rangers raid on the abenaki village of odanak in 1758.
These greenclad frontiersmen served as the eyes and ears of the british army during the french and indian war, and played an integral role in englands conquest of new france. Kenneth lewis roberts this classic novel follows the career of major rogers, whose incredible exploits during the french and indian wars are told through langdon towne, an artist and harvard student who flees trouble to. Northwest passage novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. In 1937, kenneth roberts wrote a novel about rogers rangers called northwest passage. Based on the kenneth roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join rogers rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the french and indian war. The northwest passage, published in 1938, was immensely popular in america at the time and was followed in 1940 by a movie of the same name, starring spencer tracy as major robert rogers, and robert young as langdon towne, the protagonist who tells the story. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy. Samuel stephens and other new material by roberts, kenneth lewis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Best cinematography, color sidney wagner william v. Often employing techniques eschewed by the british regulars, the unit was. Northwest passage part one rogers rangers northwest passage book i rogers rangers northwest passage movie information from citwf, the free online movie database covering over 507,364 movies from 175 countries. Book i of this novel appeared serially under the title of rogers rangers.
The first half is a carefully researched, daybyday recreation of the raid by rogers rangers on the indian village a. Little remembered now, it is the story of major robert rogers and the early rangers. Northwest passage this classic novel follows the career of major rogers, whose incredible exploits during the french and indian wars are told through langdon towne, an artist and harvard student who flees trouble to join the army. History of rogers rangers rogers rangers, the green berets of colonial america, are recognized as one of the finest fighting forces the world has ever known. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts, first edition abebooks. Roberts version of rogers rangers rules is now included in the u. They set out for fort wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. It is not too big a leap to assume that the book and the movie may be largely. Rogers rangers is a 1940 film directed by king vidor, based on the 1937 novel by kenneth roberts. Travel with major rogers and his men through the interior of the continent and experience the wonders and dangers they encounter along the. Judging from the obvious expense on screen, id say that mgm pulled the plug on any continuation.
Northwest passage 1940 movie clip those red helions. Book irogers rangers deals with events of the french and indian war, a theme rarely explored in film. Sep 25, 2018 based on kenneth roberts bestseller, legendary filmmaker king vidor tells the story of truelife explorer major robert rogers tracy, intrepid leader of the celebrated rogers rangers fighting force that took on one of the most challenging expeditions in military history, fighting against the british during the french and indian war. Rogers rangers shows that mgm and king vidor intended to complete the story in a second film, which was never made due to the lengthy production obstacles that plagued this film. Book irogers rangers, american adventure film, released in 1940, that deals with events of the french and indian war, a theme rarely explored in film. Canada english title northwest passage book i rogers rangers chile. The book structure itself uses the song, northwest passage by stan rogers and repeats the lines from the chorus throughout the book. Rogers rangers is a 1940 film directed by king vidor, based on the 1937 novel by kenneth roberts the year is 1759. Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. Rogers as he was an officer albeit an irregular one in the british army is a loyalist, and langdon and his friends are not.
Little remembered now, it is the story of major robert rogers and the early rangers of the french and indian war. Action tv series 1958 102 minutes color major robert rogers organized rogers rangers to search for the alleged waterway across the united states during the french and indian war 17541759. Elizabeth informs him that she and langdon are headed for london where she is hopeful langdon will become a great painter. Langdon towne robert young, an aspiring artist, is kicked out of harvard law school for doing an offensive cartoon of the kings attorney, wiseman claggett. The rangers go into canada to attack an indian town on a lake, surrounded by a stockade. Oct 08, 20 northwest passage nicholas chennault october 8, 20 epic version of part of kenneth roberts 1936 novel about rogers rangers and their most famous exploit, the raid on the abenaki settlement at st. The film is also a hard lesson to filmmakers about the risks of designing a multipart movie. Screenplay by laurence stallings, talbot jennings, based on the novel by kenneth roberts.
With spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey. Rogers was born in methuen, massachusetts, but spent his formative years on the frontier in new hampshire. The first half of the novel was adapted as the film northwest passage 1940. Langdon towne and hunk marriner join major rogers rangers as they wipe out an indian village. Kenneth lewis roberts american ranger leads expedition against indian town and dreams of finding overland passage to the pacific. Stan rogers northwest passage lyrics genius lyrics. It was based on the first part of kenneth robertss 1937 novel of the same name the story follows langdon towne played by robert young, a young man recently expelled from college who aspires to become. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers awards and nominations. Rogers rangers and the search for the river ourigan by. Rogers fires them up with a speech about the wonders they will see on the march to the first point of embarkation, a little fort called detroit. It was based on the first part of kenneth roberts s 1937 novel of the same name. Book i rogers rangers, american adventure film, released in 1940, that deals with events of the french and indian war, a theme rarely explored in film. John stark of manchester, rogers trusted lieutenant, became a key general in the revolution.
Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 movie. Book 1 roger s rangers king vidor, 1940 the posters warned northwest passage was not suitable for children which it might be, with its stories of atrocities, men who fight with muskets and axes, and the good of the many philosophy. The northwest passage is not to be discovered by this remarkable man. Part of kenneth roberts novel was serialized in the saturday evening post, under the title rogers rangers 26 dec 19366 feb 1937. It was based on the first part of kenneth robertss 1937 novel of the same name the story follows langdon towne played by robert young, a young man recently expelled from college who.
Northwest passage book i rogers rangers is a film directed by king vidor with spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, year. Book i rogers rangers deals with events of the french and indian war, a theme rarely explored in film. Kenneth roberts northwest passage is one of the great novels of the 1930s. Only the first part of the novel deals with rogers rangers and their exploits in the french and indian war the book continues well beyond that. Helping rogers, an experienced explorer and indian fighter, were hunk marriner, another experienced indian fighter, and langdon towne, a harvard graduate who was the map maker.
This is why the film northwest passage was subtitled book one. His pursuit of the legendary northwest passage will become a consuming passion, again narrated by. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of this novel centers around the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Returning to portsmouth, langdon reunites with elizabeth while the rangers are given a new mission. Northwest passage 1940 movie clip rogers rangers airing. Northwest passage by roberts, kenneth lewis, 1938, doubleday, doran edition, in english.
Based on the kenneth roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join rogers rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy. Rogers rangers are featured on a new hampshire historical marker along new hampshire route 10 in haverhill. Based on kenneth robertss 1937 novel, this rousing tribute to rogers rangers, a guerrilla unit attached to the british army during the french and indian war, stars spencer tracy as the toughminded robert rogers. The song compares the voyages of the first european explorers in canada to rogerss own touring as a musician. Kenneth roberts historical novel northwest passage 1937 portrays the events of rogers rangers raid on the abenaki town of st. Rogers heroics in the french and indian war, including the search for the northwest passage, and his later life are depicted in the novel northwest passage 1936 by kenneth roberts. Northwest passage is the type of adventure yarn that brought out the 12yearold in me. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 filmaffinity. Francis in october 1759 during the french and indian war. Major robert rogers organized rogers rangers to search for the alleged. Northwest passage book irogers rangers is the 1940 adventure score by herbert stothart, mgms premier composer in the 1930s and 40s, presented in nearly complete form from the monaural optical film masters, with a few otherwise lost cues added from the films musicandeffects track. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Gradually rogers becomes more and more isolated due to his political stand.
Northwest passage nicholas chennault october 8, 20 epic version of part of kenneth roberts 1936 novel about rogers rangers and their most famous exploit, the raid on the abenaki settlement at st. Northwest passage is a book about the explorers who venture into the northwest passage in canada. Army was interested in the tactics of the british commando units. This explains why the characters never actually make it to the northwest passage.
The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. Structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. The classic movie northwest passage covered the first part of the book, while the second takes place partly in england, where colonel rogers has fallen on hard times. First edition of kenneth roberts historical novel which follows the exploits of robert rogers, the leader of a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Upon returning to fort michilimackinac, rogers leads a battalion of rangers in search of the fabled passage leading to the riches of the pacific ocean and the far east. Northwest passage containing the courtmartial of major robert rogers, the courtmartial of lt. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 cast list. Northwest passage full title northwest passage book i. The plot is wellconstructed, and i like the fact that the hero of the book, robert rogers, is painted as alltoohuman despite his heroic exploits. The northwest passage, by kenneth roberts bobs books. Northwest passage 1940 movie clip rogers rangers major rogers spencer tracy takes out a dog with a tomahawk and some distance, as his crew moves in for just a portion of the slaughter of abenakis, as orchestrated by king vidor in northwest passage, 1940.
Rogers rangers were an independent company within the british army during the seven years war in north. The novel inspired the 1940 film northwest passage, starring spencer tracy as major rogers. Sep 18, 20 spencer tracy and a stellar supporting cast grab muskets, gun powder and knives, and head out for adventure in northwest passage, a lavish technicolor retelling of french and indian war heroics. It was based on the first part of kenneth robertss 1937 novel of the same name. Director king vidor then attempted to make a sequel to the film in which rogers rangers find the northwest passage, although roberts refused to cooperate with the project. In february 2020, the film was shown at the 70th berlin international film festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to king vidors career. Northwest passage recounts the adventures of rogers rangers, an 18thcentury expeditionary force charged with wiping out an indian tribe on the. The dramatic focus is the events surrounding major robert rogers rangers raid on the village of st. Ebenezer webster of east kingston, future father of statesman daniel webster, is among the rangers portrayed in the book version of northwest passage by kenneth roberts. Northwest passage is the opening song off of the 1981 album of the same name. Northwest passage book irogers rangers kenneth robertss novel northwest passage chronicles the exploits of major robert rogers 17311795, who during the french and indian war raised and commanded an independent unit of lightinfantry soldiers attached to the british army known as rogers rangers. Northwest passage book by kenneth roberts thriftbooks. Northwest passage students britannica kids homework help. The following information has been obtained from news items, production charts and the films pressbook, unless otherwise noted.
Northwest passage kenneth roberts first edition signed. The american adventure film northwest passage 1940. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers. Jan 01, 2001 the rangers go into canada to attack an indian town on a lake, surrounded by a stockade.
Spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, nat pendleton, louis hector, robert barrat, lumsden hare director. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. Often employing techniques eschewed by the british regulars, the unit was able to move through difficult territory under harsh conditions. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers from 1940 is a grandly adventuresome score by herbert stothart, mgms premier composer in the 1930s and 40s, presented in nearly complete form from the monaural optical film masters, with a few otherwise lost cues added from the films musicandeffects track. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of his specialties.
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