The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida, intending to trade her to her fiancé, Capt. Jose Salcedo, for a handsome ransom. But Barbarossa falls in love with Alida, who meanwhile discovers that the roguish swashbuckler is more honorable than her erstwhile betrothed.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- John O'DeaScreenplay
- Sidney SalkowDirector
- Sidney SalkowScreenplay
Cast
- John PayneBarbarossa
- Donna ReedAlida
- Gerald MohrCaptain Jose Salcedo
- Lon Chaney Jr.Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
- Anthony CarusoCaptain Goiti
- Henry BrandonCaptain Goiti
- Suzanne AlexanderAlida's Handmaiden
- Chuck RobersonSpanish Officer (uncredited)
- Skip TorgersonDatu
- Frank De KovaCaptain Romero
- William TannenRamon
- Claire Du BreySeñora Salcedo