The main cast of the 1939 film "Drums Along the Mohawk" includes:
- Claudette Colbert as Magdalena "Lana" Borst Martin
- Henry Fonda as Gilbert "Gil" Martin
- Edna May Oliver as Sarah McKlennar
- Eddie Collins as Christian Reall
- John Carradine as Caldwell
- Dorris Bowdon as Mary Reall
- Ward Bond as Adam Helmer
- Roger Imhof as Gen. Nicholas Herkimer
- Arthur Shields as Rev. Rosenkrantz
- Chief John Big Tree as Blue Back
- Francis Ford as Joe Boleo
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Weaver
- Robert Lowery as John Weaver
- Kay Linaker as Mrs. Demooth
- Russell Simpson as Dr. Petry
- Spencer Charters as Innkeeper
- Buelah Hall Jones as Daisy
- Tom Tyler as Capt. Morgan (uncredited)
The film was directed by John Ford and is based on the novel by Walter D. Edmonds. The story is set around the time of the American Revolutionary War and focuses on the lives of settlers in the Mohawk Valley.