In 1674, reformed pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Maynard goes undercover as ship's surgeon with a Morgan henchman..who's been supplanted by notorious Blackbeard himself. Also on the ship is Edwina Mansfield, mingly a damsel in distress, to whom there's much than meets the eye. Written by Rod Crawford Blackbeard, the Pirate is a 1952 American English-language Adventure Romance film featuring Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, Torin Thatcher, Irene Ryan and Terry Wilson. Blackbeard, the Pirate was Produced by Edmund Grainger. Blackbeard, the Pirate is written by Devallon Scott and directed by Raoul Walsh. RKO acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Blackbeard, the Pirate was released on 29th June 1953 and takes a screen time of 99 minutes. The movie made a box office gross of $1 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Alan Le May. Cinematography was done by William E. Snyder and editing by Ralph Dawson. The music was composed by Victor Young.
Blackbeard, the Pirate Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : 5.0/5
Positive Review Rating : 40%
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A disappointingly sluggish swashbuckler from action director Raoul Walsh. ( Read More )