Captain Kidd (1945)
I really like Charles Laughton, but as far as a classic pirate movie goes, my favorite is not Captain Kidd. There’s just no comparison with Robert Newton, and once you’ve seen him, you can’t accept anyone else’s Cockney accent as true pirate-age. Captain Kidd came five years before Treasure Island, though, and at the time it was a classic.
Charles Laughton leads a band of pirates, including Randolph Scott, Gilbert Roland, and John Carradine, and captures a ship—that’s what pirates do. And naturally, there’s a beautiful woman with beautiful, tantalizing clothes on board who never gets bothered by the very lonely crew—also always present in pirate movies. Barbara Britton falls for Randolph Scott, of course, and there’s a constant power struggle among the rowdy band of misfits. If you really liked the 1935 version of Mutiny on the Bounty you can give this one a try. I actually did like the 1935 adventure flick but found Captain Kidd pretty boring.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Charles Laughton movies here!
More Randolph Scott movies here!
Charles Laughton leads a band of pirates, including Randolph Scott, Gilbert Roland, and John Carradine, and captures a ship—that’s what pirates do. And naturally, there’s a beautiful woman with beautiful, tantalizing clothes on board who never gets bothered by the very lonely crew—also always present in pirate movies. Barbara Britton falls for Randolph Scott, of course, and there’s a constant power struggle among the rowdy band of misfits. If you really liked the 1935 version of Mutiny on the Bounty you can give this one a try. I actually did like the 1935 adventure flick but found Captain Kidd pretty boring.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Charles Laughton movies here!
More Randolph Scott movies here!