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The Spanish Main( 1945)

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Loving her . . . taming her . . . called for all his reckless daring!

Overview

Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene, governed by Don Juan Alvardo, a Spanish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesca, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks his jealous pirate comrades Anne Bonney and Captain Benjamin Black. They overpower Laurent and send Francesca to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, a trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Paul Henreid

      Capt. Laurent Van Horn

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      Maureen O'Hara

      Contessa Francesca

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      Walter Slezak

      Don Juan Alvarado

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      Binnie Barnes

      Anne Bonney

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      John Emery

      Mario Du Billar

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      Barton MacLane

      Capt. Benjamin Black

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      J.M. Kerrigan

      Pillery Gow

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      Fritz Leiber

      Bishop

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      Nancy Gates

      Lupita

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      Jack La Rue

      Lt. Escobar

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      Mike Mazurki

      Erik Swaine

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      Ian Keith

      Captain Lussan

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      Victor Kilian

      Santa Madre Captain

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      Curt Bois

      Paree

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      Antonio Moreno

      Commandante

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      John George

      Pirate (uncredited)

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      Leo Schlesinger

      Spanish Guard

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 01 2022
    This is quite a fun high-seas swashbuckling adventure that pits a rather oddly cast Paul Henreid as "Van Horn" - a Dutch captain whose ship runs aground on the coast of Spanish America. When the local governor - the undoubted star of the film, Walter Slezak - commits them to a life of slavery Henried must conceive of a plan to free them all and avenge themselves. Skip on five years and Henreid is now a feared pirate who manages to capture the typically feisty Maureen O'Hara who is on her way to be the governor's new bride and the path to revenges clear. It's the usual mix of colour, costumes an...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • cannon
    • swordplay
    • arranged marriage
    • pirate gang
    • beautiful woman
    • pirate
    • cannonball
    • double cross
    • swashbuckler
    • caribbean sea
    • sword duel
    • sea battle
    • pirate ship
    • forced marriage
    • galleon
    • corrupt governor
    • female pirate
    • tortuga
    • jailbreak
    • refugees
    • pirate captain
    • spanish galleon