The thunder of their plundering shook the earth, the seas, the sky!
Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Sep 20226/10
A lavish seafaring adventure with Robert Newton excellent as Edward Teach "Blackbeard"; the legendary 17th century pirate and Torin Thatcher as the poacher-cum-gamekeeper Governor of Jamaica (Sir Henry Morgan). Clearly cast for his good looks, Keith Andes ("Robert Maynard") isn't quite so convinced about Morgan's Damascan transformation and goes undercover as a surgeon to win a reward by proving Morgan is still as naughty as ever. It's very much a vehicle for Newton - with obvious comparisons to his super performance in "Treasure Island" (1950). Linda Darnell brings some rather clunky glamour to the proceedings aided by Irene Ryan (doing her best Una O'Connor impression as the maid). It's a hotch-potch of historical fact and fiction; Raoul Walsh doesn't quite keep his hand steady enough on the tiller well enough though - parts of the middle do sag a bit; but it's a great watch with lots of swash, buckle and rum!
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Cast
- Robert NewtonBlackbeard
- Linda DarnellEdwina Mansfield
- William BendixBen Worley
- Keith AndesRobert Maynard
- Torin ThatcherSir Henry Morgan
- Irene RyanAlvina, a lady in waiting
- Alan MowbrayNoll
- Richard EganBriggs
- Skelton KnaggsGilly
- Dick WesselDutchman
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- Raoul WalshDirector
- Alan Le MayScreenplay
- William E. SnyderDirector of Photography
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph DawsonEditor
- Edmund GraingerProducer
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