With this backing, he recruits a crew from the inmates of Newgate and Marshalsea prisons, promising them a royal pardon at the end of their voyage. In 1699, William Kidd (Charles Laughton), a ruthless pirate who has recently captured the ship The Twelve Apostles and killed its crew, presents himself at the court of William III of England (Henry Daniell) as an honest shipmaster seeking royal backing. The film was featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia. The film has entered the public domain since the producers neglected to renew the copyright in 1972. Lee, produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser, music conducted by Werner Janssen, and released by United Artists. Through Adam’s heroic feats, whereby he turns up alive after Kidd thought he dispatched him, he gets to accuse the double-dealing Kidd of being a pirate and a murderer before the king and the king then sends Kidd to the gallows and restores Lord Blayne’s good name.Captain Kidd (1945 in film) is a film starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and John Carradine, directed by Rowland V. It then is up to Adam to save the day, as he reveals his true identity to the beautiful Lady Anne after her father is killed. The socially ambitious Kidd takes along a valet Cary Shadwell (Reginald Owen) to provide himself with the proper etiquette for a man of good breeding (giving the film some comic relief).Īt sea Kidd pretends to protect the Quadagh Merchant from pirates, whereby he instead takes as prisoners the passengers Lady Anne Falconer and her father Lord John Falsworth (Lumsden Hare). Also turning up is Orange Povey (John Carradine), a ship’s surgeon, one of Kidd’s cronies whom he had abandoned on a coral reef near Madagascar and presumed was dead, but now threatens if he’s not taken along he has delivered a letter to someone in London who will expose Kidd as a pirate. Among the pirate convicts on Kidd’s H.M.S Adventure Galley is Adam Mercy (Randolph Scott), who will turn out to be the son of Lord Blayne looking to clear his name. The king, not realizing he’s dealing with a brigand, agrees to Kidd’s plan, and the captain with his cutthroat right-hand men Cyprian Boyle (Sheldon Leonard) and Jose Lorenzo (Gilbert Roland) arrange to have the imprisoned pirates released. Kidd also says that if he can prove that the missing Admiral Blayne turned to piracy, as has been rumored, he should take over Blayne’s crest and estate. He then convinces the king that his crew should be made up of condemned pirates from Newgate Prison who are to receive a royal pardon in exchange for their services on the dangerous trip. Three years later, in London, Kidd audaciously presents himself to King William III (Henry Daniell) as an honest captain based in New York and offers to escort the treasure-filled Quadagh Merchant on its upcoming voyage to Madagascar through pirate-infested waters. The pirates then bury their stolen treasure in a cave on a small island off the Madagascar coast. Lee (“Tower of London”/”The Bridge of San Luis Rey”/”The Three Musketeers”).Ĭaptain William Kidd (Charles Laughton) attacks Admiral Lord Blayne and The Twelve Apostles, H.M.S., off the coast of Madagascar, and kills Lord Blayne and sets the frigate on fire. Lee and Norman Reilly and adequately directed by period-drama veteran Rowland V. But it promises more action than it delivers, as it bogs down with too much chatter to be thought of as anything more than passable entertainment. ![]() ![]() The modestly budgeted film sails the high seas on Charles Laughton’s sea legs, as his sly ruthless portrayal of Captain Kidd gives this film its force. “Sails the high seas on Charles Laughton’s sea legs.”Īn historically inaccurate tale about the infamous 17th century pirate captain William Kidd. ![]() William Kidd), Randolph Scott (Adam Mercy), Barbara Britton (Lady Anne Dunstan), Sheldon Leonard (Cyprian Boyle), John Carradine (Orange Povey), Gilbert Roland (Jose Lorenzo), John Qualen (Bart Blivens), Henry Daniell (King William III), Lumsden Hare (Lord Falsworth), Reginald Owen (Cary Shadwell), William Farnum (Captain Rawson) Runtime: 89 MPAA Rating: NR producers: Benedict Bogeaus/James Nasser United Artists 1945) Lee/Norman Reilly Raine cinematographer: Archie Stout editor: James Smith music: Werner Janssen cast: Charles Laughton (Capt.
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