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Captain Kidd (1945)The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery. Director:Rowland V. Lee |
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| Charles Laughton | ... | ||
| Randolph Scott | ... |
Adam Mercy
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Adam Blayne
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Barbara Britton | ... |
Lady Anne Dunstan
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| John Carradine | ... |
Orange Povey
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| Gilbert Roland | ... |
Jose Lorenzo
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John Qualen | ... |
Bart Blivens
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| Sheldon Leonard | ... |
Cyprian Boyle
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William Farnum | ... |
Capt. Rawson
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Henry Daniell | ... | |
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Reginald Owen | ... |
Cary Shadwell
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In this unhistorical account, Capt. William Kidd is already a clever, ruthless pirate when, in 1699, he tricks the king into commissioning him as escort for a treasure ship from India. He enlists a crew of pardoned cutthroats...and Orange Povey, whom Kidd once abandoned on a reef and hoped never to see again. Of course, Kidd's intentions are treacherous. But there's more to gunner Adam Mercy than meets the eye. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Capt. William Kidd: Stab me, there's a pretty sight!
Orange Povey: It'll be prettier still when the fire reaches the magazine, Captain.
Cyprian Boyle: Pity though. Lots of stout seamen among 'em. They've been with us a long time.
Capt. William Kidd: We can none of live forever, Mr. Boyle. Dead men don't talk.
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(uncredited)
Lyrics by James Thomson
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
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Four years before this movie was made, Charles Laughton co-starred in It Started with Eve, In that film, Laughton's character, Jonathan Reynolds Sr., is said to have been born two centuries too late. The assistant newspaper editor comments that he could have been "Captain Kidd himself". See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Tower Bridge wasn't built until 1894, though it's shown here as existing long before, in Kidd's lifetime. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Capt. William Kidd: Stab me, there's a pretty sight!
Orange Povey: It'll be prettier still when the fire reaches the magazine, Captain.
Cyprian Boyle: Pity though. Lots of stout seamen among 'em. They've been with us a long time.
Capt. William Kidd: We can none of live forever, Mr. Boyle. Dead men don't talk.
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"Rule Britannia"(uncredited)
Lyrics by James Thomson
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
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