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05/03/1952 Adventure, War, History 1h 17m
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A mighty epic of the sea thunders to the screen !

Overview

Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As first mate, Marshall recruits Ben Waldridge, a cashiered former British Navy captain. Waldridge brings his former gun crew...who begin plotting mutiny as soon as they learn there'll be gold aboard. The gold duly arrives, and with it Waldridge's former sweetheart Leslie, who's fond of a bit of gold herself. Which side is Waldridge really on?

  1. Edward Dmytryk

    Director

  2. Sidney Harmon

    Writer

  3. Philip Yordan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mark Stevens

    Capt. James Marshall

  2. Angela Lansbury

    Leslie Waldridge

  3. Patric Knowles

    Capt. Ben Waldridge

  4. Gene Evans

    Hook

  5. Rhys Williams

    Redlegs

  6. Robert Osterloh

    Feversham, Gunner

  7. Peter Brocco

    Sykes, Gunner

  8. Emerson Treacy

    Council Speaker

  9. Morris Ankrum

    Capt. Radford

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-09
The Americans get drawn into a much bigger confrontation between Napoleonic France and the British and their allies in this rather shallow (no pun intended) maritime yarn that sees "James Marshall" (Mark Stevens) tasked with running a blockade to fetch some gold from a France who had supported US Independence to frustrate the UK rather than for any more laudable democratic reasons. He recruits the recently cashiered RN Captain "Waldrige" (Patric Knowles) and when they collect their prize - and Angela Lansbury, the scheming "Leslie" who used to be Knowles' girlfriend - we embark on a some plott...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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