"A FABULOUS FIGURE WHO SAVED A NEW WORLD-FOR THE RULER WHO HAD ORDERED HIM HANGED!"
Hudson's Bay
Movie1940•1sa 35dk•star6.1(12)•trending_up1
AdventureHistory
Director:Irving Pichel
Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the French, and convinces King Charles II to sponsor an expedition of conquest.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateDecember 24, 1940
Release Dates
Canada:
Premiere - Jan 16, 1941
Theatrical - Jan 26, 1941
United States:
Limited - Dec 24, 1940
Limited - Dec 31, 1940
Limited - Jan 8, 1941
Runtime1sa 35dk
000Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Production Companies
Cast
Featured Cast
Paul Muni
Pierre Esprit Radisson
John Sutton
Lord Edward Crewe
Laird Cregar
Gooseberry
Gene Tierney
Barbara Hall
Vincent Price
King Charles II
Nigel Bruce
Prince Rupert
Virginia Field
Nell Gwyn
Morton Lowry
Gerald Hall
Robert Greig
Sir Robert
Chief Thundercloud
Orimha
Frederick Worlock
English Governor
Montagu Love
Governor D'Argenson
