Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)

A sea captain becomes involved with a servant girl in early New Orleans. She sees him as a way to gain access into wealthy households.

Directors:

William Marshall, Robert Florey (uncredited)

Writer:

Errol Flynn (screenplay)

Stars:

Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Errol Flynn	...	Capt. Michael Fabian
Micheline Presle	...	Lea Mariotte (as Micheline Prelle)
Vincent Price	...	George Brissac
Agnes Moorehead	...	Aunt Jezebel
Victor Francen	...	Henri Brissac
Jim Gérald	...	Commissioner Germain
Héléna Manson	...	Josephine
Howard Vernon	...	Emile
Roger Blin	...	Philippe
Valentine Camax	...	Governess
Georges Flateau	...	Judge Jean Brissac
Zanie Campan	...	Cynthia Wintrop
Reggie Nalder	...	Constant
Marcel Journet
Gilles Quéant	...	(as Gilles Queant)

Storyline

A sea captain becomes involved with a servant girl in early New Orleans. She sees him as a way to gain access into wealthy households.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | psychotronic film | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloodline

Filming Locations:

Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Corona, Silver Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Florey directed part of this film, uncredited.

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Crazy Credits

Opening card: "This is a story of New Orleans in 1860. The story of a violent love between a captain of the sea and a creole girl. New Orleans, at this time, was a city of fierce pride. Pride of blood, pride of name, and those endowed with both lived on St. Charles Street."

User Reviews

Not an adventure film

This is not an adventure film as the title might suggest, but a slow moving melodrama, with some good scenes. The film was made independentley in France, and from the beginning there was to have been two versions, one english and one frenchspeaking. Director Robert Florey, was hired to helm the frenchspeaking version, but it was never made. Instead Florey stayed on as uncredited assistant director to William Marshall, some scenes show his influence, and he directed most of the final dockside fight. It was also Florey who brought in actors Victor Francen and Jim Gerald, as well as art director Eugene Lourie to the project. The film is good to look at, photography(by Marcel Grignon) and settings are intriguing, but the direction is to slow to really keep intrest, but a few scenes near the end are well made. The acting is ok, Agnes Moorehead gives a fine performence, and Errol Flynn is interesting as a rough seacaptain, a toned down role in comparision with Micheline Presles flambouyant creole girl. Vincent Price is properly slimy as a spineless dandy and Victor Francen is seen to briefley as his grim uncle. The story is very old fashioned, a little "Monte Cristoish" in style, and have some curiosity value. This film must unfortenatly go down as a missed opportunity, although an interesting one, like Vincent Price later said: this should have been a very good film". Altough the film has flaws, its visually interesting also the music by Rene Cloerc has its moments. if you like oldfashioned, romantic melodramas, this could be worth watching and the final scene is inspired.