Tyrant of the Sea
| Tyrant of the Sea | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Ron Randell,Rhys Williams, Valentine Perkins,Doris Lloyd,Lester Matthews |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 1950 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Tyrant of the Sea is a 1950 American film starring Ron Randell set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Lester Matthews plays Lord Horatio Nelson.
Production
The film began as a project The Return of Captain Bligh and was to star Charles Laughton, who had famously played Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). However Laughton did not want to repeat his performance so the project was rewritten to focus on a fictitious character.[1] Rhys Williams played the part based Bligh.[2]
The actual lead was Ron Randell. Randell made the film while also appearing on stage in a double bill of Terence Rattigan plays, Harlequinade and The Browning Version.[3]
References
- ^ CLARK GABLE SET FOR DE VOTO FILM: Star to Play Lead in 'Across the Wide Missouri,' Based on Novel About Fur Traders By THOMAS F. BRADYSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 06 Aug 1949: 11.
- ^ RKO AND WARNERS BUY NEW STORIES: Former Acquires 'Macao,' by Robert Williams -- 'Fires of Orinoco' Goes to Latter By THOMAS F. BRADYSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 13 Aug 1949: 6.
- ^ Paul Douglas Heralded for 'Man Who Sunk Navy'; Randell to Join Evans Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 10 Aug 1949: 19.
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