Frenchman's Creek (1944)

An English lady falls madly in love with a French Pirate.

Director:

Mitchell Leisen

Writers:

Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Talbot Jennings

Stars:

Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone

Won 1 Oscar.

Cast

Cast overview:
Joan Fontaine	...	Dona St. Columb
Arturo de Córdova	...	Jean Benoit Aubrey
Basil Rathbone	...	Lord Rockingham
Nigel Bruce	...	Lord Godolphin
Cecil Kellaway	...	William
Ralph Forbes	...	Harry St. Columb
Harald Maresch	...	Edmond (as Harald Ramond)
Billy Daniel	...	Pierre Blanc (as Billy Daniels)
Moyna MacGill	...	Lady Godolphin
Patricia Barker	...	Henrietta
David James	...	James

Storyline

An English lady falls madly in love with a French Pirate.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate | affair | based on novel

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Taglines:

A Lady of Fire and Ice... A Rogue of Steel and Gallantry

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Gaivota Negra

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only film featuring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in which they do not play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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Connections

Version of Frenchman's Creek (1998)

User Reviews

romantic drama at it best!

If you want true life - then maybe you should watch this. However, if you want escapism and the belief that dreams can come true - enjoy watching this posse of actors at, what i believe to be, their best. Basil Rathbone excels as the alter-egotistical villain whilst Arturo De Cordova gives dash and swashbuckling joy to die for! He excels as the dashing Frenchman set lose on the Cornish coastline and Joan Fontaine is delicious as his (almost) tomboy sidekick who is all woman. no remake ever came close to this original costume dramatic effort. What's more, the storyline stays almost entirely true to the original writings of Daphne De Maurier and that can't be a bad thing! . Fantastic, romantic enjoyment at its best!