Academy Awards, USA 1946
| Nominee Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Werner Janssen |
United Artists
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Roan Group)
Charles Laughton is the famous pirate Captain Kidd. He persuades the King that he is really an honest man and is hired to escort a ship filled with treasure through dangerous waters off the coast of Africa. He hires prisoners as crew, including Randolph Scott, who is only disguised as a prisoner. Laughton of course has his eyes on the treasure, which he quickly gets his hands on and destroys all of the evidence. The daughter of the sunken ship's captain survives and is taken aboard, and all of the men quickly fall in love with her. She comes to trust Scott for her safety and honor, and he reveals his true identity as a gentleman after revenge for one of Kidd's former victims. Overplotted and talky for a pirate movie, although Laughton is well-cast and a treat as usual.
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