Summaries

After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate.

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked captain and crew to desert the ship. The two find themselves alone, and when a lucky cannon shot hits a mast on a British ship, they find themselves mistaken for pirates. They sail to Tortuga, where they recruit such notorious corsairs as Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney, and Blackbeard to lay siege to Chaleston and expose the villain Elden.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • pirate
  • eye patch
  • 17th century
  • shot in the chest
  • west indies
Genres
  • Adventure
Release date Jun 21, 1951
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations European Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies Universal International Pictures (UI)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 16m
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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