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Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)

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Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

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Edward Teach / Blackbeard
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Edwina Mansfield
William Bendix ...
Ben Worley
Keith Andes ...
Torin Thatcher ...
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Alvina, a lady in waiting
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Noll
Richard Egan ...
Briggs
Skelton Knaggs ...
Gilly
Dick Wessel ...
Dutchman
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Pierre La Garde
Jack Lambert ...
Tom Whetstone
Noel Drayton ...
Jeremy
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Job Maggot
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In 1674, "reformed" pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Maynard goes undercover as ship's surgeon with a Morgan henchman...who's been supplanted by notorious Blackbeard himself. Also on the ship is Edwina Mansfield, seemingly a damsel in distress, to whom there's much more than meets the eye. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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ship | pirate | cutlass | color in title | duel | See more »

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The thunder of their plundering shook the earth, the seas, the sky!

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Adventure

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15 July 1953 (Japan)  »

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Although Henry Morgan is depicted as Blaclbeard's chief antagonist, Morgan retired on 1683 and died in 1688, when Blackbeard (born circa 1680) was only eight years old. Blackbeard did not arrive in the Indies until the closing years of the 17th Century, well after Morgan's death. See more »

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Blackbeard: What be your name, girl?
Edwina Mansfield: Blackbeard!
Blackbeard: No, I be Blackbeard!
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Spoofed in Yellowbeard (1983) See more »

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A classic
22 November 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This film seemed to be a staple of late nineteen fifties Saturday afternoon television. Even a ten year old could discern the broad elements of self-parody, and the motley collection of Dickensian characters....Equally important, the movie contains one of cinema's greatest one-liners: "I am the King of Spain!", perhaps second only in the low budget genre to "Slowly I turned." Yes, am a self-admitted Abbott & Costello fan as well, but "Blackbeard" outshines "Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd" (1952)in almost every category. Perfection of a definitively weird sort, but perfection none the less. Alas, never actually saw it on the large screen.


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