Flynn is an officer in the royal navy who goes undercover to thwart pirates in the Indian Ocean. He meets up with pirate captains Anthony Quinn and Maureen O'Hara.
Despite his drinking habits, Flynn is still a stud. Slower and heavier, sure, but still a good-looking man. He seems to realize this is a lark so he plays it with a twinkle in his eye. He even sings a bit. What I would have given to spend an evening knocking back scotch and listening to this man tell stories.
On the other hand, Quinn overplays his character like he's trying for an Academy Award, but comes across like he's in a broad comedy. Despite her beauty, O'Hara's charms escape me at the best of times, and here she got on my nerves every time she was on screen. I have never been into her ''spitfire" persona, regardless of which movie she trots it out for.
As for Princess Patma, who cares. Nothing more than an excuse to make O'Hara jealous.
The entire production looks like it was shot inside a studio, except for a scene near the beginning where Flynn is so badly sunburned he must have spent the previous weekend on his own boat sailing around Catalina Island. And near the end where it probably actually was filmed on Catalina. Or maybe Coronado.
The ''action" scenes are laughable, involving ones of extras and ships that could fit in my driveway.
This isn't the worst pirate movie ever made - my vote goes to Jamaica Inn - but it's certainly the worst ''swashbuckler" Errol Flynn ever made. I mean, my gawd, he's reduced to screaming away killer crabs in shallow water. It was probably right after filming this scene that Flynn decided to accelerate drinking himself to death.
Despite his drinking habits, Flynn is still a stud. Slower and heavier, sure, but still a good-looking man. He seems to realize this is a lark so he plays it with a twinkle in his eye. He even sings a bit. What I would have given to spend an evening knocking back scotch and listening to this man tell stories.
On the other hand, Quinn overplays his character like he's trying for an Academy Award, but comes across like he's in a broad comedy. Despite her beauty, O'Hara's charms escape me at the best of times, and here she got on my nerves every time she was on screen. I have never been into her ''spitfire" persona, regardless of which movie she trots it out for.
As for Princess Patma, who cares. Nothing more than an excuse to make O'Hara jealous.
The entire production looks like it was shot inside a studio, except for a scene near the beginning where Flynn is so badly sunburned he must have spent the previous weekend on his own boat sailing around Catalina Island. And near the end where it probably actually was filmed on Catalina. Or maybe Coronado.
The ''action" scenes are laughable, involving ones of extras and ships that could fit in my driveway.
This isn't the worst pirate movie ever made - my vote goes to Jamaica Inn - but it's certainly the worst ''swashbuckler" Errol Flynn ever made. I mean, my gawd, he's reduced to screaming away killer crabs in shallow water. It was probably right after filming this scene that Flynn decided to accelerate drinking himself to death.