Plot
The innate dignity of leading-man Jeff Chandler lends credibility to the swashbuckling proceedings of Yankee Buccaneer. Set during the early 19th century, the film casts Chandler as David Porter, commander of a U.S. frigate sent to the Caribbean to quell the activities of pirates and privateers. Disguising his vessel as a pirate ship, Porter is able to drift into dangerous waters with little or no resistance. The trick, of course, is to complete his mission and return to safety. Complicating matters is Scott Brady as Porter's reckless, irresponsible second-in-command -- Lieutenant David Farragut. Joseph Calleila co-stars as Count Del Prado, the Spanish governor of the West Indies who is secretly orchestrating the pirate activities. The requisite damsel-in-distress is played by Suzan Ball, a promising Universal contractee who died only three years later at the age of 24. Yankee Buccaneer was hastily filmed on sets originally constructed for Against All Flags (1952) while the star of the latter film, Errol Flynn, was recuperating from an injury. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- Jeff Chandler - Cmdr. David Porter
- Scott Brady - Lt. David Farragut
- Suzan Ball - Countess Donna Margarita
- Joseph Calleia - Count Domingo Del Prado
- George Mathews - Link
Credit
Robert F. Boyle - Art Director, Bernard Herzbrun - Art Director, Bill Thomas - Costume Designer, Frederick de Cordova - Director, Frank Gross - Editor, Joseph E. Gershenson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Bud Westmore - Makeup, Russell Metty - Cinematographer, Richard Metty - Cinematographer, Howard Christie - Producer, Oliver Emert - Set Designer, Russell A. Gausman - Set Designer, Leslie I. Carey - Sound/Sound Designer, Joe Lapis - Sound/Sound Designer, Charles K. Peck, Jr. - Screenwriter| Yankee Air Pirates (Film), Yank Tanks (2002 Film) | |
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