Captain Kidd

• Director: Rowland V. Lee
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Adventure
• Movie Type: Swashbuckler, Sea Adventure
• Themes: Pirates
• Main Cast: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Reginald Owen, Gilbert Roland
• Release Year: 1945
• Country: US
• Run Time: 83 minutes

Plot

It's every man for himself when Charles Laughton bites into the role of infamous 17th century pirate captain William Kidd. Hoping to further increase his ill-gotten gains, Captain Kidd inveigles King William III (Henry Daniel) into appointing him the "patriotic" protector of a valuable treasure ship. Ostensibly hired to fend off enemy vessels, Kidd intends to steal the ship's cargo for himself with the aid of his swarthy lieutenants William Moore (Gilbert Roland) and Orange Povy (John Carradine). The romantic subplot is carried by "honest" brigand Adam Merry (Randolph Scott) and kidnapped noblewoman Lady Ann Falconer (Barbara Britton). Charles Laughton reprised his part in the 1952 farce Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Charles Laughton - Capt. William Kidd
• Randolph Scott - Adam Mercy
• Barbara Britton - Lady Anne Dunstan
• John Carradine - Orange Povey
• Reginald Owen - Cary Shadwell
• Gilbert Roland - Jose Lorenzo

John Qualen - Bert Blivens; Sheldon Leonard - Cyprian Boyle; Abner Biberman - Blades; Ian Keith - Lord Albermarle; William Farnum - Capt. Rawson; Miles Mander - William III; Henry Daniell - William III; Charles B. Middleton; Ray Teal - Michael O'Shawn

Credit

Greta - Costume Designer, Rowland V. Lee - Director, James Smith - Editor, James Nasser - Executive Producer, Werner Janssen - Composer (Music Score), Louis Clyde Stoumen - Cinematographer, Archie J. Stout - Cinematographer, Lee Zavitz - Cinematographer, Benedict E. Bogeaus - Producer, Lee Zavitz - Special Effects, Robert N. Lee - Screen Story, Norman Reilly Raine - Screenwriter

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