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Captain Kidd

  • 19451945
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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Randolph Scott, Charles Laughton, and Barbara Britton in Captain Kidd (1945)
AdventureBiographyDrama
The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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    • Rowland V. Lee
    • Norman Reilly Raine(screenplay)
    • Robert N. Lee(original story)
  • Stars
    • Charles Laughton
    • Randolph Scott
    • Barbara Britton
    • Rowland V. Lee
    • Norman Reilly Raine(screenplay)
    • Robert N. Lee(original story)
  • Stars
    • Charles Laughton
    • Randolph Scott
    • Barbara Britton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Charles Laughton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Randolph Scott, John Carradine, Charles Laughton, and Barbara Britton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Randolph Scott and Charles Laughton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Randolph Scott in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Charles Laughton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Randolph Scott, Charles Laughton, Barbara Britton, and Gilbert Roland in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Charles Laughton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Randolph Scott in Captain Kidd (1945)
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    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • Capt. William Kidd
    Randolph Scott
    Randolph Scott
    • Adam Mercy…
    Barbara Britton
    Barbara Britton
    • Lady Anne Dunstan
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Cary Shadwell
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Orange Povy
    Gilbert Roland
    Gilbert Roland
    • Jose Lorenzo
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Bart Blivens
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    • Cyprian Boyle
    William Farnum
    William Farnum
    • Capt. Rawson
    Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell
    • King William III
    Abner Biberman
    Abner Biberman
    • Theodore Blades
    • (uncredited)
    Clifford Brooke
    Clifford Brooke
      Harry Cording
      Harry Cording
      • Newgate Prison Warder
      • (uncredited)
      Jimmy Dime
      Jimmy Dime
      • Pirate
      • (uncredited)
      Lumsden Hare
      Lumsden Hare
      • Lord Fallsworth
      • (uncredited)
      Al Hill
      Al Hill
      • Peter Sharfstone
      • (uncredited)
      Keith Hitchcock
        George Huggins
        George Huggins
        • Pirate
        • (uncredited)
          • Rowland V. Lee
          • Norman Reilly Raine(screenplay)
          • Robert N. Lee(original story)
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        • Trivia
          The producers neglected to renew the copyright in 1972 and the film has entered the public domain since.
        • Goofs
          Sailors (who were unlikely to wear shoes on ships anyway) would never wear shoes into a powder magazine. The chances of a spark from boot/ shoe nails amid all that powder was too great.
        • Quotes

          Orange Povey: You cold-gutted shark.

          Capt. William Kidd: Ahh!... You're a flatterer. You've no idea how gratifying it is to have a congenial soul to confide in.

        • Alternate versions
          The Roan Group DVD version, which comes from an excellent print, is sadly missing one of the best scenes in the film. In the scene Charles Laughton has trouble dressing for dinner on the ship, he is chastised for his hair-do by his valet, and then gets confused with his manners during dinner. We also learn a little more about Randolph Scott's character in this delightful scene. It can be found on the Australian VHS release from Force Video.
        • Connections
          Featured in Sprockets: Masters of Menace (1995)
        • Soundtracks
          Rule Britannia
          (uncredited)

          Lyrics by James Thomson

          Music by Thomas Augustine Arne

          Heard when toasting the merchant ship and when the ships meet on the sea

        User reviews36

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        6/10
        Magnificent Charles Laughton in an unforgettable role as astute pirate
        This low-budget swashbuckler starts on Magadascar where Captain Kidd (Charles Laughton)attacks the vessel called ¨twelve apostles¨. London, 1699, Captain Kidd receives a card from the King William III(Henry Daniell): ¨Upon the solicitation of my Lord Bellomont, his Majesty is graciously pleased to order to attend up him at Hampton court , upon the morning of November 13, at nine of the clock , captain William Kidd, ship master, of New York, with intent to discuss a voyage of portent to the waters of India and Magadascar¨.Then Kidd is assigned by King William III to escort on the high seas a ship plenty of treasures from Calcuta until England. As he enlists a misfit crew(Scott, Roland,Qualen, among others) formed by thieves and killers, including to Orange Poverty(John Carradine) who had previously abandoned on an island of Magadascar.

        Charles Laughton made an excellent acting as Kidd, a roguish, sly, ironic and traitor pirate, lookalike his character of ¨Jamaica Inn¨ by Hitchcock. Later he retook this role in farce style with ¨Abbot and Costello meet captain Kidd¨ by Charles Barton. However the starring Randolph Scott is miscast because is usually in Western and here he's out. Good secondary cast formed by prestigious secondaries as John Carradine,Henry Daniell,John Carradine, John Qualen, Reginald Owen and Gilbert Roland. the motion picture is professionally directed by Rowland V Lee.

        The story is partially based on real events , the actual deeds happened of the following manner : Kidd was born 1865, Scotland. The military staff hires him to command the ship called ¨Blessed William¨ during the war of nine years(1688-1697) between England and France. Then Kidd sacks the vessel Marie Galante and numerous French warships.After gets license from British admiralty for exercise as buccaneer, commanding the ¨Adventure Galley¨ with 34 cannons and 80 men. He decides to plunder the ¨Quedagh Merchant¨a galley full of treasures and another ships of various countries. Then the captain found himself held capture and transported to England where he was condemned to death penalty in 1701. He was hung but the rope broke itself two times. His corpse was charged in chains throughout of river Thames as warning and punishment.

        Another films about this historical character are : ¨Double crossbones¨(1950) by Charles Barton with Alan Napier as Kidd; ¨Against all flaggs¨(1952) with Robert Warwick as Kidd; ¨Great adventures of Captain Kidd¨ with John Crawford; and ¨Kidd and the slave girl¨(1954) by Lew Landers and Anthony Dexter as the famous pirate.
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          • December 25, 1945 (Mexico)
          • United States
          • English
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          • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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          • Benedict Bogeaus Production
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        • 1 hour 30 minutes
          • Black and White

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