Based on Kenneth Roberts' novel of the same name, "Northwest Passage" tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, the legendary elite force that engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film centers on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and chronicles the grueling marches before and after the battle. Cast: - Spencer Tracy as Major Rogers - Robert Young as Langdon Towne - Walter Brennan as "Hunk" Marriner - Ruth Hussey as Elizabeth Browne - Nat Pendleton as "Cap" Huff - Louis Hector as Reverend Browne - Robert Barrat as Humphrey Towne - Lumsden Hare as Lord Amherst - Donald MacBride as Sergeant McNott - Isabel Jewell as Jennie Coit - Douglas Walton as Lieutenant Avery - Addison Richards as Lieutenant Crofton - Hugh Sothern as Jesse Beacham - Regis Toomey as Webster - Montagu Love as Wiseman Clagett - Lester Matthews as Sam Livermore - Truman Bradley as Captain Ogden Runtime: 125 minutes.