Movie Cosmos - Captain Pirate

Description:

In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds against the Spanish on the Spanish Main, and he is living quietly on his plantation in the West Indies, practicing medicine and planning his marriage to Isabella. But his peaceful existence is shattered when Hilary Evans arrives and arrests him on a piracy charge. Somebody has been raiding the islands, and making it appear it was Captain Blood. In order to prove his innocence, Captain Blood has to sail again under the "Jolly Roger."

Top Cast >

Louis Hayward

As Captain Peter Blood

Patricia Medina

As Dona Isabella

John Sutton

As Hilary Evans

Charles Irwin

As Angus McVickers

Ted de Corsia

As Captain Easterling

Rex Evans

As Gov. Henry Carlyle

Malú Gatica

As Amanda

George Givot

As Tomas Velasquez

Robert McNeeley

As Manuelito

Nina Koshetz

As Madame Duval

Lester Matthews

As Col. Ramsey

Sven Hugo Borg

As Swede

Sandro Giglio

As Don Ramon

Martín Garralaga

As Turk (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

As Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)

Harry Cording

As Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)

Maurice Marsac

As Capt. Coulevain (uncredited)

Peter Mamakos

As Coulevain's First Mate (uncredited)

Jay Novello

As Egyptian (uncredited)

John Halloran

As Pirate Messenger (uncredited)

Mario Siletti

As Gen. Chavez (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

As Viceroy (uncredited)

Gerald Oliver Smith

As Heatherstone (uncredited)

Bing Conley

As Seaman (uncredited)

Art Felix

As Tavern Patron (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

As Puerto Bello Townswoman (uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford

As Pirate (uncredited)

James Dime

As Pirate (uncredited)

Victor Adamson

As Pirate (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

As Pirate (uncredited)

George Huggins

As Pirate (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Ralph Murphy

Director

John Meredyth Lucas

Screenplay

Rafael Sabatini

Novel

Robert Libott

Screenplay

Frank Burt

Screenplay

Gene Havlick

Editor

George Duning

Original Music Composer

Francis Cugat

Colorist

Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Frank Tuttle

Set Decoration

Jack A. Goodrich

Sound Engineer

George Brooks

Art Direction

Milton Feldman

Assistant Director

Helen Hunt

Hairstylist

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Charles Lawton Jr.

Director of Photography

Harry Joe Brown

Producer

Herbert Stewart

Producer's Assistant

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

Whilst this isn't a patch on "Captain Blood" (1935), it still makes for a fun sort-of sequel with Louis Hayward swashing and buckling for ninety minutes. This time, he must convince the authorities that he is being framed for a series of daring pirate raids on shipping by a man impersonating him. When they try to arrest him, he takes to his old ways to prove his innocence. We have seen all of this before, and to be honest much of it is a bit flat and derivative; Hayward hasn't the glint in his eye of many of his more mischievous, engaging, earlier performances and it really misses a decent baddie - a foil for his character to fence with. It's still an enjoyable film to watch, the costumes are suitably sumptuous and there is cannon fire a-plenty, but somehow it just falls a bit short.

2022-09-09