An English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is ...
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Title: Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
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| Ken Scott | ... | Bart Paxton | |
| Letícia Román | ... | Meg Graham | |
| Dave King | ... | Pee Wee | |
| John Richardson | ... | Percy | |
| Rafer Johnson | ... | John Gammel | |
| Robert Stephens | ... | Henry Morgan | |
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Rachel Stephens | ... | Phoebe |
| Stanley Adams | ... | Captain Montbars | |
| Edgar Barrier | ... | Sir Thomas Mollyford | |
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James Forrest | ... | Reggie |
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Patrick Sexton | ... | Randolph |
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Arthur Gould-Porter | ... | Bonnett |
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Hortense Petra | ... | Lola |
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Malcolm Cassell | ... | Kipper |
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An English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is running a strictly piratical venture, stopping any and all vessels including English.
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homosexual subtext | male male relationship | bare chested male | manipulative female | possessive female |Taglines:
One Ship and Half a Hundred Men to Stem a Pirate Tide! See more »Genres:
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At the opening of Jamaica scene (#10 - A Pirate's Liberty, in the DVD), there are inserts of two bar girls in a slap fight and a scene of bear wrestling, taken from Anne of the Indies (1951). See more »Goofs
At the opening of the theatrical trailer (also in the DVD), before the inserts of two bar girls in a slap fight and a scene of bear wrestling, taken from Anne of the Indies, one sees the name of a ship going away from the camera: 'Sheba Queen'. The letters are inverted, as on a mirror. The ship close-up is not part of the film itself. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
October 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Piratas de Tortuga See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Pirates Of Tortuga has Captain Ken Scott who is a privateer on a special mission from the Admiralty. He's been told that Henry Morgan the pirate king with whom they had a deal with when Great Britain was at war with Spain has gone rogue again and set himself in grand style living on Tortuga Island as a pirate king. His living of course is the commerce of the merchant fleet of the West Indies. He's been so good at it that Jamaica is close to starvation.
Scott's mission is relieve Jamaica first then get Morgan. Not so easy, but with his picked crew of buccaneers he's confident that they'll get the job done.
Going along for the ride is stowaway Leticia Roman, a cut purse from London who Scott feels sorry for. She's trouble at first, but proves her worth.
Olympic track star Rafer Johnson has a small part in Pirates Of Tortuga and Robert Stephens plays a dastardly Morgan.
Pirates Of Tortuga was done on the cheap with ample stock footage from such 20th Century Fox classics as the Black Swan and Anne Of The Indies.
Pleasant afternoon viewing for action/adventure fans.