When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy's Oscar-winning Technicolor that makes pirates look edible.
Costume
O'Hara's gowns defy physics; Power's boots defy humility.
Stunts
The final ship battle—miniatures, mayhem, and magnificent fakery.
Director
Henry King
Tyrone Power
Jamie Waring
Maureen O'Hara
Lady Margaret Denby
Laird Cregar
Captain Henry Morgan
Thomas Mitchell
Tommy Blue
George Sanders
Captain Billy Leech
Anthony Quinn
Wogan
George Zucco
Lord Denby
Edward Ashley
Roger Ingram (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
Don Miguel (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Woman (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Town Crier (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maureen O'Hara did most of her own riding stunts, including that infamous sidesaddle gallop through surf—which nearly drowned her.
This was Fox's most expensive production of 1942, designed to prove Technicolor could handle 'masculine' genres after the success of Gone With the Wind.
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