I liked this film, a pirate adventure story that doesn't go too over the top and overdo it. Paul Henreid gave a good performance as Laurent van Horn, the captain turned pirate, after escaping from Cartagena, where he was imprisoned by the corrupt governor (Walter Slezak).
Equally good was Maureen O'Hara, as Francisca Alvarado, engaged to a man she's never met for political reasons (who turns out to be the evil governor) and then makes a marriage of convenience with Laurent, that turns out to be much more, though in typical Hollywood fashion, it takes them a while to admit it.
Barton MacLane's here too, as the no-good Captain Black (but who's more familiar as General Petersen on "I Dream of Jeannie"). Binnie Barnes does a good job as the famous female pirate, Anne Bonny, who's Francisca's rival for Laurent's affections. They fight a rather amusing duel over him!
A movie worth watching!
Equally good was Maureen O'Hara, as Francisca Alvarado, engaged to a man she's never met for political reasons (who turns out to be the evil governor) and then makes a marriage of convenience with Laurent, that turns out to be much more, though in typical Hollywood fashion, it takes them a while to admit it.
Barton MacLane's here too, as the no-good Captain Black (but who's more familiar as General Petersen on "I Dream of Jeannie"). Binnie Barnes does a good job as the famous female pirate, Anne Bonny, who's Francisca's rival for Laurent's affections. They fight a rather amusing duel over him!
A movie worth watching!