Captain Clegg (Night Creatures) (1962)
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66% of users liked it
(795 ratings)
In this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery on the low seas set back in the 18th-century, the swamps of a small seaside town and the nocturnal activities of the towns' men provide the atmosphere and action. The Royal Crown suspects a bit of smuggling is going on in this locale, and they… More In this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery on the low seas set back in the 18th-century, the swamps of a small seaside town and the nocturnal activities of the towns' men provide the atmosphere and action. The Royal Crown suspects a bit of smuggling is going on in this locale, and they send Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his crew to check it out. As the Captain gets into his investigation, mysterious swamp phantoms cloud up the real issue which seems plain enough to see. Captain Collier suspects that the odd village vicar (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something, and what better way to do that than by fortuitous ghosts to scare away the curious -- or by posing as someone he is not? ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Graham Scott
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 13, 1962 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, St@tic Multimedia
Unleashes Hammer's trademark Gothic style on a dynamic genre mix: part pirate film, part smuggler thriller, part shadowy small-town crime conspiracy.
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Cast
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Peter Cushing
as Dr. Blyss
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Yvonne Romain
as Imogene
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Patrick Allen
as Capt. Collier
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Oliver Reed
as Harry Crabtree
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Michael Ripper
as Jeremiah Mipps
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Martin Benson
as Rash
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David Lodge
as Bosun
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Derek Francis
as Squire
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Daphne Anderson
as Mrs. Rash
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Milton Reid
as Mulatto
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Jack MacGowran
as Frightened Man
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Peter Halliday
as Jack Pott
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Terry Scully
as Dick Tate
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Sydney Bromley
as Tom Ketch
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Gordon Rollings
as Wurzel
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Bob Head
as Peg-Leg
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Colin Douglas
as Pirate Bosun
