After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.
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Title: The Spanish Main (1945)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Paul Henreid | ... | Capt. Laurent Van Horn | |
| Maureen O'Hara | ... | Contessa Francesca | |
| Walter Slezak | ... | Don Juan Alvarado | |
| Binnie Barnes | ... | Anne Bonney | |
| John Emery | ... | Capt. Mario Du Billar | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Capt. Benjamin Black | |
| J.M. Kerrigan | ... | Pillery Gow | |
| Fritz Leiber | ... | Bishop | |
| Nancy Gates | ... | Lupita | |
| Jack La Rue | ... | Lt. Escobar (as Jack LaRue) | |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | Erik Swaine | |
| Ian Keith | ... | Captain Lussan | |
| Curt Bois | ... | Paree | |
| Antonio Moreno | ... | Commandante | |
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Victor Kilian | ... | Santa Madre Captain |
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Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene. governed by Don Juan Alvardo, Spainish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesa, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks the jealous Anne Bonney and, also, Captain Benjamin Black, who was already irked, anyway. They overpower Laurent and send Francesa to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado too. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
October 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
En la ruta de los corsarios See more »Filming Locations:
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$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Don Juan Alvarado: Most inconsiderate of my rocks. I shall have them reprimanded.
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The inspiration for the " Pirates of the Caribbean" ride at Disneyland. See more »Quotes
Capt. Laurent Van Horn: We were blown off our course by a hurricane, and our ship crashed on the rocks outside your harbor.Don Juan Alvarado: Most inconsiderate of my rocks. I shall have them reprimanded.
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Opening credits prologue: The Spanish Main--cruel, oppressive and ruthless, where power alone was a man's single title to everything he held dear, including his very life. It was, thus, a cruel fate that a peaceful Dutch pilgrim ship should be driven there by torrential waves--and crash upon the rocks immediately outside Cartagena, its most remorseless citadel. See more »Soundtracks
What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?(uncredited)
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Greatly enjoyed this film from the past with all the actors looking so young and with great careers on the silver screen for many years. Maureen O'Hara, (Contessa Francesca), "The Black Swan", played the role of a sweet charming young lady going to be married to Don Juan Alvarado(Walter Slezak), "Born to Kill", who was a rather over weight and constantly was eating. As Contessa travels on the open seas, she comes face to face with Capt. Laurent Van Horn, (Paul Henreid),"Casablanca", who plays sort of a Robin Hood of the seas and steals from the Spanish. Capt. Van Horn desires to go to America and settle in the Carolina's but Don Juan Alvarado does everything in his power to stop him from interfering with his marriage plans to Contessa Francesda. There is plenty of action with swords and antique pistols and girls who have trouble trying to fire them off. Great Classic film and very entertaining.