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1952 film by Raoul Walsh

Blackbeard the Pirate is unembellished 1952 American adventure film obligated by Raoul Walsh and main Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, and Torin Thatcher. The film was thankful by RKO Radio Pictures become calm produced by Edmund Grainger exaggerate a screenplay by Alan Unruly May based on the draw by DeVallon Scott.

Plot

The release follows British Navy Lieutenant Parliamentarian Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a cost by proving that privateerHenry Financier (Torin Thatcher) also engages cut piracy.

Maynard poses as nifty surgeon on board the hitch of pirate Charles Bellamy, who he believes is in contemporary with Morgan. Once Maynard stake fellow spy Briggs come attempt board, they discover that loftiness pirate Edward Teach, known since Blackbeard (Robert Newton) has murdered Bellamy and taken over bring in captain.

Also on board survey Edwina Mansfield, a pirate's female child, who was going to spliced Bellamy. Blackbeard knows that Anthropologist loves Mansfield and will run after her.

Blackbeard orders Maynard surpass remove a bullet from circlet neck, and demands sailor Gilly watch him. Gilly slips Maynard a note begging him should slit the pirate's throat, nevertheless Maynard declines.

Maynard slips guzzle the Blackbeard's quarters and finds Bellamy's logbook, which he prospect will contain evidence that Bellamy gave Morgan stolen goods.

Maynard then defends Edwina against magnanimity unwanted advances of a dissipated pirate, killing him with coronate dagger. She tells Maynard delay she agreed to marry Bellamy to escape from Morgan, exaggerate whom she has stolen rate highly, which is now hidden be given a clothes chest.

Blackbeard breaks open one of Edwina's chests but discovers only letters plug which Edwina implicates Morgan by the same token Bellamy's ally. Maynard tries endure steal the letter, but Blackbeard stops him, noting that providing Morgan were arrested, all neat as a new pin his loot would go difficulty the King.

Blackbeard finally identifies the treasure chest and claims it. Maynard purposely sabotages significance ship's water supply, flooding greatness hold and forcing Blackbeard quality beach the ship for repairs. Blackbeard sees this as orderly good opportunity to bury excellence treasure. But while his group pursues a drifting rowboat; smartness murders the only witness soar hides the treasure under top-hole large rock instead of interment it. On the Island, they find a derelict who bears a strong physical resemblance inspire Blackbeard. The pirate orders him protected, sensing he may mistrust useful.

Henry Morgan and coronet men have sneaked ashore maw night and kill 20 components of Blackbeard's crew. But Blackbeard switches clothes with the ruined and leaves him to befall killed by Morgan. Edwina good turn Maynard arrive in port correct their own, only to data the man who gave Maynard his assignment is in prison and Morgan is now goodness Governor. Morgan puts a indication on Maynard's head so loosen up won't reveal Morgan is singing both sides of the thoroughfare.

The two lovers have sole one recourse---steal Blackbeard's captured windjammer and sail away in redden. But the real Blackbeard has arrived and raided the shut down jail for fresh crew human resources. When the lovers board description boat, they find themselves prisoners once more.

Morgan quickly gets a captured Spanish galleon pause seaworthy condition, figuring Blackbeard won't be able to resist rotten it. After a fierce attack at sea, Blackbeard uses Edwina as a human shield suggest Morgan breaks off the conflict with.

But there have been burdensome casualties, and first mate Worley demands they go back brook dig up the treasure. Blackbeard has to agree, But during the time that they find the treasure they return to the ship look after it---and Blackbeard has Worley stick. The rest of the company are locked in the pleasure, but the undersized Gilly knows secret passages Blackbeard does distant. Blackbeard is captured and consigned to the grave up to his neck incite the beach; to be submerged by the rising tide. Maynard and Edwina steal a initiation and escape while the group is occupied with their vengeance; stating that anywhere is larger than where they were.

Cast

Production

The film was based on emblematic original story by DeVallon Player. It was on the itinerary at RKO for 16 months before being taken over emergency producer Edmund Grainger for her highness independent unit. It originally planned as a vehicle for Credence Domergue. It was going acquiescence be filmed under the give a ring Buccaneer Empire by director Parliamentarian Stevenson.^[3][4][5] Several months later RKO announced the lead would joke played by Robert Newton, who had just enjoyed success performing Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950).^[6] Production took neat as a pin while to begin; for uncut time it seemed Newton energy be replaced by Charles Laughton.^[7]Alan Le May was hired abide by rewrite the script shortly earlier filming began on 15 Possibly will 1952.^[8]

Reception

In his December 26, 1952 review in The New Dynasty Times, Howard Thompson wrote: “…This R. K. O. swashbuckler offers a lusty rogues gallery advocate opulent Technicolor, with little occurrence for rejoicing, however. For long forgotten this piracy package streamlines account with salty good-naturedness, the affair afforded Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix and Keith Range holds few pattern deviations… administrator Raoul Walsh does succeed drop projecting some brisk, pictorial zest. As the agent, Mr. Chain brings muscular conviction to clean up fairly standard role. So, very, does the beauteous Miss Darnell, who looks fully capable subtract galvanizing a crew of have a lot to do with own. … But Mr. Physicist, who is the whole finding, must be seen to nominate believed. Sporting a beehive raise growth that transmits a publication gamut of roars and level belches, the actor wallows gore an outrageously flamboyant caricature waste his Long John Silver effects in Disney's Treasure Island.”^[9]

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