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Title:Blackbeard The Pirate


Date: 1952
Type: Adventure / Action
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Edmund Grainger

Comment
In the West Indies in the 17th century a man goes under cover a ships surgeon on Blackbeard's ship to try and prove that Henry Morgan who is now a government official in Jamaica is still actually involved in piracy. On board the ship is a beautiful woman whose intentions are far from clear. This is a typical RKO Technicolour swashbuckling film that is not a great film, but the highlight of the film is Robert Newton's portrayal of Blackbeard the pirate. His portrayal of a pirate has become the benchmark that others have followed. His performance dominates the film and over shadows the other performances even the elegance of Linda Darnell.

Actors

Keith Andes
Robert NewtonRobert Newton
William BendixWilliam Bendix
Linda DarnellLinda Darnell
Irene RyanIrene Ryan
Torin ThatcherTorin Thatcher
Alan MowbrayAlan Mowbray
Richard EganRichard Egan
Shelton Knaggs
Dick Wessel
Anthony Caruso
Jack Lambert
Noel Drayton
Pat Flaherty

Oscars

None

Blackbeard The Pirate