Directed by:
Mitchell LeisenScreenplay:
Talbot JenningsComposer:
Victor YoungCast:
Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Cecil Kellaway, Ralph Forbes, Charles Irwin, Fred Kohler Jr., Constance Worth, Charles Coleman (more)Plots(1)
Daphne du Maurier's novel formed the basis for this romantic adventure saga. Lady Dona St. Columb (Joan Fontaine), an English noblewoman, is unhappily married to the weak-willed Harry St. Columb (Ralph Forbes), while Harry's sinister best friend Lord Rockingham (Basil Rathbone) makes no secret of his desire for her. When she discovers the ship of a French pirate, Jean Benoit Aubrey (Arturo DeCordova), docked near her estate, she makes the acquaintance of the dashing buccaneer, and she soon finds herself infatuated with him. Dona impulsively joins Jean as he stages a raid against wealthy landowner Lord Godolphin (Nigel Bruce); when Dona learns that Harry and Rockingham plan to capture the pirate, she stages a dinner party to distract them and then sends word to Jean that he is in danger. Jean soon appears at the St. Columb estate, putting Harry and Rockingham behind bars and urging Dona to run away with him. She declines, choosing not to follow her heart but to instead stay home to raise her children; however, Rockingham overhears this conversation and uses it to blackmail Dona into having his way with her. Frenchman's Creek earned an Academy Award for Sam V. Comer's set decoration and design. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Joan Fontaine
Japan
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Rebecca (1940)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Arturo de Córdova
Mexico
Best movies:
This Strange Passion (1953)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Basil Rathbone
South Africa
Best movies:
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Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
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Cecil Kellaway
South Africa
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Wuthering Heights (1939)
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Ralph Forbes
UK
Best movies:
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Charles Irwin
Ireland
Best movies:
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Fred Kohler Jr.
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Constance Worth
Australia
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Charles Coleman
Australia
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Frank Hagney
Australia
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Mary Field
USA
Best movies:
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Al Ferguson
Ireland
Best movies:
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Jimmy Dime
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
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The Gold Rush (1925)
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Harald Maresch
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Stalag 17 (1953)
Brainwashed (1960)
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Leslie Denison
UK
Best movies:
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Evan Thomas
Canada
Best movies:
If I Were King (1938)
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Doris Lloyd
UK
Best movies:
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George Kirby
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
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Leyland Hodgson
UK
Best movies:
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Rebecca (1940)