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Alan Mowbray, Dick Wessel, Irene Ryan

In 1674, reformed pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Maynard goes undercover as ship's sur...( read more  read more... )geon with a Morgan henchman...who's been supplanted by the notorious Blackbeard himself. Also on the ship is Edwina Mansfield, seemingly a damsel in distress, to whom there's much more than meets the eye. A great pirate adventure awaits them all!.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Raoul Walsh

Release Date: January 1, 1952

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DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005

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  • groaningbitch
    January 29, 2008
    groaningbitch
    "blackbeard the pirate" is roul walsh's realistic interpretation of authetic piracy whirling around the abyss among the ocean, the ferocious avarice of men.

    robert newton's blackbeard is obnoxious, schemefully sordid, and also beastly gruesome. the bushy blackbeard of his look...( read more)s as if it's full of crawling louses hiden in between that parallels his snaky backstabbing character which is utterly no good. he doublecrosses everyone for his own interests and he slaughters every possible man who might jeopardize his personal interest. he's lecherous, vulgar and mostly incorrigibly ruthless.

    the only decent character maynard who is the lover of beautiful linda darnell is a timidly weak character who strives for merely survival and the companionship of his beloved lady who could inspire a bit of chivalry in him. maynard is no hero but an clever little mouse who always tries to manage to escape the devilish palm of blackbeard, but not a charming nor glorious character.

    "blackbeard the pirate" could be by far the most realistic flick upon piracy with a group of scum-alike mobs and one despicable gunsel butchering each other. except linda darnel's striking beauty, there's absolutely no glamour or dreamy beautification of idealism in "blackbeard the pirate", even darnel's character is a oportunistic female thief who once intends to devour the treasure all as her own possession.
  • powerofmylove
    December 23, 2007
    powerofmylove
    very cute movie own it watched it love it.
  • DrLappos
    February 14, 2008
    DrLappos
    Very silly but still a fantastic seagoing yarn.
  • nuttyscotsman
    July 31, 2008
    nuttyscotsman
    this was ok but nothing to write about
  • jjnxn
    May 13, 2008
    jjnxn
    Linda Darnell is incredibly lovely, Robert Newton chews the scenery to the nth degree, and Granny Clampett has a hilarious drunk scene but that all adds to the saturday matinee fun feel of this adventure.
  • MECreviews
    March 21, 2008
    MECreviews
    I did not really like this movie.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    January 23, 2008
    MovieGuruDude72
    Talk about being type cast. Robert Newton always played a pirate.
  • tommyrulz
    December 4, 2007
    tommyrulz
    haven't seen it but looks good
  • johnegallagher
    November 6, 2007
    johnegallagher
    swashbucklingly good
  • curtisjunior1
    June 23, 2007
    curtisjunior1
    An Oldie But a goodie!

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