“Blackbeard the Pirate” (RKO, 1952). Movie ad in “Life” magazine, November 17, 1952.
“They took what they wanted . . . and they wanted the world!”
“Swashbuckling Sons of Satan! The thunder of their plundering shook the earth, the seas, the sky!”
The film follows British Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a reward by proving that privateer Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher) also engages in piracy. Maynard poses as a surgeon on board the ship of pirate Charles Bellamy, who he believes is in league with Morgan. Once on board, Maynard discovers that the pirate Blackbeard (Robert Newton) has murdered Bellamy and taken over as captain. Also on board is Edwina Mansfield (Linda Darnell), a pirate’s daughter, who was going to marry Bellamy. Blackbeard knows that Morgan loves Mansfield and will pursue her. [Source: Wikipedia]
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIDBE5d0TYY
“Blackbeard the Pirate” (RKO, 1952). Movie ad in “Life” magazine, November 17, 1952.
“They took what they wanted . . . and they wanted the world!”
“Swashbuckling Sons of Satan! The thunder of their plundering shook the earth, the seas, the sky!”
The film follows British Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a reward by proving that privateer Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher) also engages in piracy. Maynard poses as a surgeon on board the ship of pirate Charles Bellamy, who he believes is in league with Morgan. Once on board, Maynard discovers that the pirate Blackbeard (Robert Newton) has murdered Bellamy and taken over as captain. Also on board is Edwina Mansfield (Linda Darnell), a pirate’s daughter, who was going to marry Bellamy. Blackbeard knows that Morgan loves Mansfield and will pursue her. [Source: Wikipedia]
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIDBE5d0TYY