A legendary pirate captures a Spanish galleon and tries to claim a countess as his bride.A legendary pirate captures a Spanish galleon and tries to claim a countess as his bride.A legendary pirate captures a Spanish galleon and tries to claim a countess as his bride.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Peg Leg
- (as Lon Chaney)
Fred Aldrich
- Pirate
- (uncredited)
Suzanne Alexander
- Alida's Handmaiden
- (uncredited)
Bobker Ben Ali
- Sultan
- (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
- Spanish Captain
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSuzanne Alexander's debut.
- GoofsThe line "They're still alone, only about two kilometers ahead." betrays anachronism because the unit of distance kilometer wasn't put into use until a much later time in history.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: Raiders of the Seven Seas (1959)
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Flabby pirate epic--not good, not bad, just . . . meh!
Low-budget independent (released through United Artists) pirate adventure starring John Payne has him as famed pirate Barbarossa fighting against a corrupt Spanish officer (Gerald Mohr), with an uncomfortable-looking Donna Reed miscast as the "fiery" daughter of a Spanish governor who is Payne's love interest. In every one of director Sidney Salkow's films I've seen he's had problems with pacing, and his track record is unbroken here. It moves like molasses, with awkward dialog scenes broken up by mostly lackadaisical, by-the-numbers action scenes (and some rather shoddy miniature work for the ship-to-ship battles). Payne is earnest, and actually a bit more animated than he normally tends to be, but Reed looks like she wished she was somewhere else. A decent supporting cast helps somewhat, but overall the picture is pretty standard fare.
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- fredcdobbs5
- Jun 28, 2014
Details
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) officially released in India in English?
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