The Spanish Main (1945)

ethanedwards · 2006-09-30T13:33:00-04:00

THE SPANISH MAIN DIRECTED BY FRANK BORGAZE R.K.O RADIO PICTURES Information from IMDb Plot Summary Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene. governed by Don Juan Alvardo, Spainish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesa, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks the jealous Anne Bonney and,also, Captain Benjamin Black, who was already irked, anyway. They overpower Laurent and send Francesa to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado also. Written by Les Adams Full Cast Maureen O'Hara .... Contessa Francesca Paul Henreid .... Capt. Laurent Van Horn Walter Slezak .... Don Juan Alvarado Binnie Barnes .... Anne Bonney John Emery .... Mario Du Billar Barton MacLane .... Capt. Benjamin Black J.M. Kerrigan .... Pillery Gow Fritz Leiber .... Bishop Nancy Gates .... Lupita Jack La Rue .... Lt. Escobar (as Jack LaRue) Mike Mazurki .... Erik Swaine Ian Keith .... Captain Lussan Curt Bois .... Paree Antonio Moreno .... Commandante Victor Kilian .... Santa Madre Captain Demetrius Alexis .... Officer (uncredited) Don Avalier .... Pirate (uncredited) Martha Bamattre .... Innkeeper (uncredited)Bobby Barber .... Tailor's Assistant (uncredited) George Bruggeman .... Officer (uncredited) Ray Cooper .... Officer (uncredited) Marcelle Corday .... Señora Perez (uncredited) Juan de la Cruz .... Major Domo (uncredited) Carl Deloro .... Officer (uncredited) Abe Dinovitch .... Singer (uncredited) Norma Drury Boleslavsky .... Señora Montalvo (uncredited) Joaquin Elizondo .... Officer (uncredited) Robert Hale .... Pot Boy (uncredited) Chuck Hamilton .... Officer (uncredited) Al Haskell .... Officer (uncredited) Jamiel Hasson .... Officer (uncredited) Alf Haugan .... Officer (uncredited) Brandon Hurst .... The Sea Lawyer (uncredited) Tom Kennedy .... Pirate Captain at Inn in Tortuga (uncredited) Carl Kent .... Officer (uncredited) James Kirkwood .... Capt. Spratlin (uncredited) Charles Legneur .... Servant (uncredited) Manuel López .... (uncredited) John Northpole .... Sailor (uncredited) Bob O'Connor .... Master at Arms (uncredited) Jose Portugal .... (uncredited) Alfred Sabato .... Sailing Master (uncredited) Cosmo Sardo .... Spanish Guard (uncredited) Leo Schlesinger .... Spanish Guard (uncredited) Dan Seymour .... Jailer (uncredited) Ray Spiker .... Bully (uncredited) Jean Valjean .... Officer (uncredited) Max Wagner .... Bully (uncredited) Allan Watson .... Singer (uncredited) Leo White .... Pedicurist (uncredited) Jack Wise .... Hairdresser (uncredited) Writing Credits Æneas MacKenzie (story) (as Aeneas MacKenzie) George Worthing Yates (screenplay) and Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay) Produced Stephen Ames .... associate producer Robert Fellows .... executive producer Frank Borzage .... producer (uncredited) Original Music Hanns Eisler Cinematography George Barnes Trivia The voice of Victor Kilian (Captain of the Santa Madre) is dubbed by a different actor. This was the first RKO Radio produced film to be shot in Technicolor. Goofs Continuity: In the scene where Swain fights Captain Black, Captain van Horn watches with his hands tied behind his back. At the beginning of the fight van Horn is wearing a red jacket which disappears halfway through the fight. Memorable Quotes [URL:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038108/quotes]

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Nice pictures! Thank you so much!
Unconditional's Maureen O'Hara !
French-English translation: poor !!!
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Unconditional's Maureen O'Hara !
French-English translation: poor !!!
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