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| Errol Flynn | ... | Geoffrey Thorpe | |
| Brenda Marshall | ... | Doña Maria | |
| Claude Rains | ... | Don José Alvarez de Cordoba | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Sir John Burleson | |
| Flora Robson | ... | Queen Elizabeth | |
| Alan Hale | ... | Carl Pitt | |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Lord Wolfingham | |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Miss Latham | |
| James Stephenson | ... | Abbott | |
| Gilbert Roland | ... | Captain Lopez | |
| William Lundigan | ... | Danny Logan | |
| Julien Mitchell | ... | Oliver Scott | |
| Montagu Love | ... | King Phillip II | |
| J.M. Kerrigan | ... | Eli Matson | |
| David Bruce | ... | Martin Burke | |
| Clifford Brooke | ... | William Tuttle | |
| Clyde Cook | ... | Walter Boggs | |
| Fritz Leiber | ... | Inquisitor | |
| Ellis Irving | ... | Monty Preston | |
| Francis McDonald | ... | Kroner | |
| Pedro de Cordoba | ... | Captain Mendoza | |
| Ian Keith | ... | Peralta | |
| Jack La Rue | ... | Lieutenant Ortega (as Jack LaRue) | |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Astronomer | |
| Alec Craig | ... | Chartmaker | |
| Victor Varconi | ... | General Aguirre | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Frobisher | |
| Harry Cording | ... | Slavemaster | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Herbert Anderson | ... | Eph Winters (uncredited) | |
| Mary Anderson | ... | Maid of Honor (uncredited) | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Gate guard at Palace entrance (uncredited) | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Ben Rollins (uncredited) | |
| J.W. Cody | ... | Whipper (uncredited) | |
| Michael Harvey | ... | Sea Hawk (uncredited) | |
| Leyland Hodgson | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Charles Irwin | ... | Arnold Cross (uncredited) | |
| Dave Kashner | ... | Whipper (uncredited) | |
| Colin Kenny | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Crauford Kent | ... | Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Frank Lackteen | ... | Captain Ortiz (uncredited) | |
| Lester Matthews | ... | Guard Officer (uncredited) | |
| Art Miles | ... | Drum beater (uncredited) | |
| Gerald Mohr | ... | Spanish Messenger (uncredited) | |
| Leonard Mudie | ... | Castle Sentry (uncredited) | |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Slavemaster (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Sifton | ... | Maid of Honor (uncredited) | |
| Jay Silverheels | ... | Indian Scout (uncredited) | |
| John Sutton | ... | Captain of the Guard (uncredited) | |
| David Thursby | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Warde | ... | Whipper (uncredited) | |
| Frank Wilcox | ... | Martin Barrett (uncredited) | |
| Frederick Worlock | ... | Darnell (uncredited) | |
| Harry Worth | ... | Spanish Officer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Michael Curtiz | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Howard Koch | (screenplay) and | |
| Seton I. Miller | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Henry Blanke | .... | associate producer | |
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sol Polito | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| George Amy | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Anton Grot | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Orry-Kelly | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Perc Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jack L. Warner | .... | in charge of production | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack Sullivan | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Francis J. Scheid | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Byron Haskin | .... | special effects | |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | .... | special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp) | |
Stunts | |||
| Ralph Faulkner | .... | fencing double (uncredited) | |
| Harry Froboess | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Don Turner | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Buster Wiles | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Leo F. Forbstein | .... | musical director | |
| Hugo Friedhofer | .... | orchestrator | |
| Ray Heindorf | .... | orchestrator | |
| Milan Roder | .... | orchestrator | |
| Simon Bucharoff | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jo Graham | .... | dialogue director | |
| Ali Hubert | .... | technical advisor | |
| William Kiel | .... | technical advisor | |
| Thomas Manners | .... | technical advisor | |
| Fred Cavens | .... | fencing master (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Faulkner | .... | fight choreographer (uncredited) | |
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It's Erich Wolfgang Korngold who carries "The Sea Hawk". He picks it up at the first frame with a rousing trumpet fanfare; he follows the story all the way from England to Panama, where a kind of syncopated not-jazz-exactly with saxophones makes its way into the score; he even bursts into song (well, not him personally) when Captain Thorpe's and his crew win through to freedom - and, after so much musical participation, that moment when the sailors become a chorus never strikes me as unnatural.
Korngold's brisk motion would count for nothing if the actors or the direction or the story were lethargic, of course - and they aren't. Errol Flynn plays an "I know I'm breaking international law, but hey, I'm charming and dashing and the Spaniards aren't" role - and hey, he IS charming and dashing, and the Spaniards aren't. A lot of films are described as roller-coaster rides. Many of them are just one thing after another, and don't feel at all like a single ride in a single vehicle. With "The Sea Hawk", I'm not sure about the vehicle, but we ARE taken on a single, swift ride. Few adventure films can beat it.