Directed by:
Cecil B. DeMilleCinematography:
Victor MilnerComposer:
George AntheilCast:
Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame, Walter Brennan, Ian Keith, Anthony Quinn, Douglass Dumbrille, Beulah Bondi, Robert Barrat (more)VOD (2)
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Notorious pirate March refuses to attack and rob American ships in honor of his adopted homes regard for freedom. Hiding out in the Louisiana swamp country, March pines for New Orleans and the wealthy Grahame, whom he loves. After rescuing the pretty Gaal from a German ship that he has pillaged, March learns that the British are about to attack his beloved New Orleans. Coming to the aid of Sothern and his American forces in what would be called the War of 1812, March helps defeat the attackers and is hailed as a hero. As March is about to be decorated and accepted into the US, the ceremony is interrupted by Grahame who announces that Marchs pirate pals have sacked and burned another ship, killing her sister, who happened to be on board. With his past honor now destroyed, March returns to bayou country and the life of an adventuring rogue, with the adoring Gaal at his side. Fun, exciting typical DeMille film with plenty of over-played yet entertaining action. March puts some spirit into the role of the wild-living pirate with a passion for women and America. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fredric March
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Hombre (1967)
Franciska Gaal
Austria-Hungary
Akim Tamiroff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Margot Grahame
UK
Best movies:
The Informer (1935)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Forever Amber (1947)
Walter Brennan
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Fury (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Ian Keith
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Big Trail (1930)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
Douglass Dumbrille
Canada
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Beulah Bondi
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Robert Barrat
USA
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Captain Blood (1935)
Fred Kohler
USA
Best movies:
Behind the Door (1919)
Underworld (1927)
Queen Christina (1933)
Stanley Andrews
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Spring Byington
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Jezebel (1938)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Montagu Love
UK
Best movies:
The Wind (1928)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Captain Blood (1935)
Evan Thomas
Canada
Best movies:
If I Were King (1938)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Louise Campbell
USA
John Hubbard
USA
Best movies:
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
The Cimarron Kid (1952)
You and Me (1938)
Evelyn Keyes
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Lina Basquette
USA
Best movies:
Souls at Sea (1937)