Blackbeard the Pirate
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| Blackbeard the Pirate | |
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 DVD Cover for French film version |
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
| Written by | Alan Le May |
| Starring | Robert Newton Linda Darnell William Bendix Keith Andes Torin Thatcher |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Editing by | Ralph Dawson |
| Distributed by | RKO |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1952 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blackbeard the Pirate is a 1952 Technicolor adventure film made by RKO. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Edmund Grainger from a screenplay by Alan Le May based on the story by DeVallon Scott.
[edit] Plot
The film follows Edward Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a reward by proving that privateer Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher) also engages in piracy. Maynard, however, winds up posing as a surgeon on a ship captained by Blackbeard (Robert Newton), who is in the middle of a conflict with Morgan. Blackbeard must deal with Morgan, Maynard, and even his own greedy crew.
[edit] Cast
- Robert Newton as Edward Teach / Captain Blackbeard
- Linda Darnell as Edwina Mansfield
- William Bendix as Ben Worley
- Keith Andes as Robert Maynard
- Torin Thatcher as Sir Henry Morgan
- Irene Ryan as Alvina, a lady in waiting
- Alan Mowbray as Noll
- Richard Egan as Briggs
- Skelton Knaggs as Gilly
- Dick Wessel as Dutchman
- Anthony Caruso as Pierre La Garde
- Jack Lambert as Tom Whetstone
- Noel Drayton as Jeremy
- Pat Flaherty as Job Maggot
[edit] External links
- Blackbeard the Pirate at the Internet Movie Database
- Blackbeard the Pirate at the TCM Movie Database
- Blackbeard the Pirate at AllRovi
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