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The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main (1945)

Adventure, Drama, Romantic | United States

Director: Frank Borzage

BBC2 | Thursday 23 July 2020 | 13:45

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Rating: 6.4/10

SYNOPSIS

This hopelessly inadequate swashbuckler is partially redeemed by its ravishing 1940s Technicolor, which is used to best effect when photographing red-headed Maureen O'Hara, who here proves more than a match for leading man Paul Henreid. The Casablanca star attempts to demonstrate action-man mettle as a sea captain who turns to piracy after being wrongfully imprisoned. Walter Slezak makes a splendidly corrupt villain, but overrated director Frank Borzage hasn't a clue how to buckle a swash, and the overall result is very studio-bound and dull for long stretches.

Actors

Writer: George Worthing Yates, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Producer: Stephen Ames, Robert Fellows

RUNTIME: 100 min

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