Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

Director:

Frederick De Cordova

Writers:

Samuel R. Golding (story)
Joseph Hoffman (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A New Orleans entertainer falls for a pirate who has another identity.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Pirate

Cast

Yvonne De Carlo	...	Deborah 'Debbie' McCoy
Philip Friend	...	Frederic Baptiste aka Captain Robert Kingston
Robert Douglas	...	Alexander Narbonne
Elsa Lanchester	...	Mme. Brizar
Andrea King	...	Arlene Villon
Norman Lloyd	...	Patout
Jay C. Flippen	...	First Mate Jared Hawkins
Henry Daniell	...	Capt. Duval
Douglass Dumbrille	...	Capt. Martos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Verna Felton	...	Dowager
John Qualen	...	Vegetable Man
Connie Gilchrist	...	Mama, Vegetable Woman
Ben Welden	...	Tom
Dewey Robinson	...	Kryl
Peggie Castle	...	Cleo

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Soundtrack:

HERE'S TO THE LADIES

Shiver me timbers!

Handsomely mounted Yvonne De Carlo potboiler from Universal-International, which perfectly showcases a bygone era of bloodthirsty pirates and snooty aristocrats. Phillip Friend secures and flourishes in the dual roles of Captain Kingston and the cutthroat Baptiste. He has just the right amount of swagger and glint in his eye to pull it off. I like how Kingston supports the "Seaman's Fund" with his stolen booty. He is very much like an 19th century version of Robin Hood. But it's all quite unbelievable, really. Can he keep his identity a secret from the elites? Well, Miss De Carlo knows his true identity, and it's "Baptiste/Kingston's job to convince her of his own sincerity and goodwill. As for De Carlo's "Debbie McCoy," she sings three songs (and dances), gets into five scrapes, and exhibits a high degree of skill for escaping dire predicaments. She radiates a keen comedic flair for the broad material. While watching this movie, I developed a feeling that she reminded me of someone else. But I couldn't place the thought until she is caught napping in a shopkeeper's vegetable closet. She chews on a carrot, roles her eyes, and strolls confidently away from the prickly situation involving the storekeeper, his jealous wife, and a constable. And the actress she reminded me of: Lucille Ball. She's that talented here.