Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "pirate"

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Gordon, Il Pirata Nero ** (1961, Ricardo Montalban, Vincent Price, Giulia Rubini, Liana Orfei) – Classic Movie Review 12,808

Ah yes, Gordon the good. Well, it had to happen sometime. And, oh yes, Romero the bad. The priceless Vincent Price valiantly goes through all the motions and emotions as an evil slave trader Romero, […]

Feb, 09

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd * (1952, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke, Leif Erickson) – Classic Movie Review 12,552

Charles Laughton re-creates his 1945 role as the infamous pirate Captain Kidd for silly laughs in 1952. He signed on for cheap in a career slump. Abbott and Costello found a way to get their […]

Jun, 29

Laputa: Castle in the Sky [Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta] ***** (1986, Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui) – Classic Movie Review 10,967

Writer-director Hayao Miyazaki’s 1986 Studio Ghibli classic Laputa: Castle in the Sky [Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta] is a beautifully designed, excitingly handled and enthrallingly written Japanese animated adventure with a mythical yarn about a young […]

Feb, 26

Yankee Pasha ** (1954, Jeff Chandler, Rhonda Fleming, Mamie Van Doren, Lee J Cobb) – Classic Movie Review 10,554

Director Joseph Pevney’s bright, jolly, fast-moving 1954 pirate adventure Yankee Pasha stars Jeff Chandler as trapper Jason Starbuck, who swashbuckles his way across the high seas in pursuit of his Massachusetts love Roxana Reil (Rhonda […]

Nov, 17

Scalawag ** (1973, Kirk Douglas, Mark Lester, Neville Brand) – Classic Movie Review 10,252

Kirk Douglas directs himself in the 1973 adventure film Scalawag as Pete, a ‘yo-ho-ho’ one-legged pirate searching for hidden treasure in Mexico. Scalawag is an unsubtle reworking of Treasure Island, with decent sets, costumes and […]

Sep, 01

Blackbeard’s Ghost ** (1968, Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette) – Classic Movie Review 10,170

Peter Ustinov’s engagingly vigorous portrayal as Captain Blackbeard is the main attraction of Walt Disney’s otherwise uninspired comedy fantasy, director Robert Stevenson’s 1968 Blackbeard’s Ghost. Ben Stahl’s story about the bumbling ghost of Blackbeard the […]

Aug, 12

Blackbeard, the Pirate *** (1952, Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, Torin Thatcher, Alan Mowbray) – Classic Movie Review 10,169

Director Raoul Walsh’s ripsnorting 1952 Technicolor RKO Radio Pictures buccaneer movie Blackbeard, the Pirate was first conceived as a Boris Karloff vehicle, and then for Charles Laughton, but Robert Newton finally took command, staggering hugely entertainingly […]

Aug, 12

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