The 1940 film "Northwest Passage" opens in a Hollywood stage copy of Portsmouth, NH. Actor Walter Brennan played the fictional town drunk Hunk Mariner. Robert Young played the imagined hero Langdon Towne. Both soon join "Indian fighter" Robert Rogers, played by Spencer Tracy. (See more below)
HISTORIC PHOTOS of the Greater Portsmouth Area appear here weekly
Portsmouth, NH librarian Dorothy Vaughan assisted Kenneth Roberts in his research on the novel of the same name. The movie begins in Stoodley’s Tavern. Although the original tavern burned down, it was rebuilt in 1771 and that version was moved to Strawbery Banke in the 1960s at Vaughan’s request. (Columbia Pictures photo/ Robinson Collection)
This image from the book STRAWBERY BANKE:
A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
by J. Dennis Robinson
(c) Strawbery Banke Museum Collection
Full Text of the Movie Advertisement (1940)
Springing to life
from the absorbing pages
of a great American novel!
A story that explores with action – yet reaches the inner heart
of every man and every woman who sees it … bringing the sting
of tears, the joy of love and laughter, the thrill of heroic
adventure that every American cherishes! Filmed in breathlessly
beautiful Technicolor … a drama of out savage frontier …
now brought to the heights of screen entertainment.
Metro- Goldwyn Mayer Presents
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
(Book 1 … Roger’s Rangers)
IN TECHNICOLOR Starring
SPENCER TRACY
with Robert Young
Water Brennan – Ruth Hussey
Nat Pendleton
Produced by Hunt Stromberg – Directed by King Vidor
Screen Play by Laurence Stallings and Talbot Jennings
Calendar
Mystery Science Teen Theater May 9, 2008 CONCORD -- Professional magician Ryan Mahoney will amaze you with some great magic that will have you wondering - are you witnessing science or sleight of hand? Is the gravity being defied or simply strings and wire? You will leave with props and the a...
Spring Schwing May 9, 2008 The Seacoast social event of the spring season is slated for Friday, May 9, hosted by the Jumbo Circus Peanuts of Portsmouth. This annual dance party, dubbed the "Spring Schwing," now in its thirteenth year, is happening at the band's World He...
Aldrich's Bad Boy Live May 9 - 11, 2008 Note -- Sunday show is matinee -- Pontine Theatre celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Portsmouth's Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial with it's original stage adaptation of the author's 1869 novel, THE STORY OF A BAD BOY. Co-Directors, Greg Gathers and Mar...
Macbeth May 9, 2008 ROCHESTER -- Macbeth," Shakespeare's great play of temptation, ambition and seduction, is the Rochester Opera House's annual Shakespearean production for the 2007-2008 season.
The Scottish tragedy centers on Macbeth's bloody rise to power, in wh...
Salmon Falls Mill Open Studios May 10, 2008 ROLLINSFORD -- On Saturday, May 10, 2008, the Artists of the Mills at Salmon Falls will open their studios from 11am to 5pm. Just in time for Mother’s Day, this annual Spring event draws guests from all over New England to the rejuvenated historic mil...
Macbeth in Rochester May 10, 2008 "Macbeth," Shakespeare's great play of temptation, ambition and seduction, is the Rochester Opera House's annual Shakespearean production for the 2007-2008 season.
The Scottish tragedy centers on Macbeth's bloody rise to power, in which gui...
Tea with John Paul Jones May 11, 2008 PORTSMOUTH – Enjoy a Mother’s Day tea with brave Captain Jones, 18th Century Style at the John Paul Jones House 43 Middle St Portsmouth from 2-4 pm on May 11, 2008.
Price: $15 ($12 members of Portsmouth Historical Society)
Plan your Mother’s Day ...
Mistral - No Ordinary Women May 11, 2008 PORTSMOUTH -- Celebrate Mother’s Day at The Music Hall! This acclaimed Boston-based ensemble will be providing high spirits and serious music making as they focus on inspirational works by women composers. Treat your mother, wife, or sister to chamber m...
Mother’s Day Tea d’ Jazz May 11, 2008 EXETER -- Bring your mother, family, friends to hear Jazz trumpeter Tom Palance and his Jazz Quartet – piano, drums, bass and trumpet, in a variety of swing jazz favorites and familiar standards of yesteryear. Elegant tearoom seating, teas, coffees, dr...
UNH Symphony May 11, 2008 The University of New Hampshire Department of Music presents the UNH Concert Choir under the direction of William Kempster and the UNH Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Larry Veal in concert on Sunday afternoon, May 11, 2008 beginning at 3:00 p....
Strawbery Banke Presents
