Northwest Passage, helmed by King Vidor, presents a screenplay by Laurence Stallings and Talbot Jennings, based on Kenneth Roberts’ novel. The cast includes Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Walter Brennan; Herbert Stothart composed the score, while William V. Skall and Sidney Wagner handled the cinematography. The film begins with this declaration: "This is a story of our early America….of the century of conflict …