Botany Bay (1953)
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Framed for robbery, 18th century medical student Alan Ladd is sentenced to a New South Wales penal colony. En route to the prison, Ladd is tormented by sadistic ship's captain James Mason, while Mason's beloved Patricia Medina takes a fancy to the new prisoner. Once at the colony, Ladd is… More Framed for robbery, 18th century medical student Alan Ladd is sentenced to a New South Wales penal colony. En route to the prison, Ladd is tormented by sadistic ship's captain James Mason, while Mason's beloved Patricia Medina takes a fancy to the new prisoner. Once at the colony, Ladd is befriended by governor Sir Cedric Hardwicke, since the populace is in desperate need of a qualified physician. Mason's efforts to continue persecuting Ladd are foiled when Mason is killed by a group of disgruntled aborigines. Though it sounds a lot like Captain Blood, Botany Bay was based on a novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall (of Mutiny on the Bounty fame). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Farrow
- Written By
- Jonathan Latimer, Charles Nordhoff
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 7, 1953 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Alan Ladd
as Hugh Tallant
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James Mason
as Capt. Paul Gilbert
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Patricia Medina
as Sally Monroe
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Gov. Phillips
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Murray Matheson
as Rev.Thynne
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Dorothy Patten
as Mrs. Nellie Garth
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John Hardy
as Nat Garth
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Hugh Pryse
as Ned Inching
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Malcolm Lee Beggs
as Nick Sabb
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Anita Bolster
as Moll Cudlip
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Jonathan Harris
as Tom Oakly
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Alec Harford
as Jenkins
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Noel Drayton
as 3rd Mate Spencer
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Branden Toomey
as Guard
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Ben Wright
as lst Mate Green
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Patrick Aherne
as Bo's'n's Mate
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Harry Martin
as Sailor
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Bruce Payne
as Doctor
