Drums Along the Mohawk
Henry Fonda in a promotional photograph for Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), directed by John Ford.
Drums Along the Mohawk
film by Ford [1939]
Drums Along the Mohawk, American adventure film, released in 1939, that was based on the historical novel of the same name by Walter D. Edmonds. The film, set during the American Revolution, follows a young couple, Gilbert and Lana Martin (played by Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert, respectively), as they begin married life together in a frontier community in the Mohawk Valley of central New York. Lana, a refined woman from Albany, initially struggles to adapt to the rustic conditions, but she soon helps her husband in working on their farm. When a band of Indians torches the farm, however, ...(100 of 307 words)