MGM megastars Clark Gable and Joan Crawford headline Strange Cargo, a humid prison break movie that turns into a bald-faced religious allegory.

Brilliant allegory.

A heavy-handed approach is too often employed — did we really need to see Cambreau on a piece of wood with arms outstretched as if on a cross?

This enjoyable adventure is a good star vehicle for Cark Gable, then at the height of his popularity, and Joan Crawford.