The Story ...

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In 1699, pirate William Kidd loots and destroys the English galleon The Twelve Apostles near Madagascar.

He and three Confederates bury the stolen treasure on a remote island.

He returns to London and hires a gentleman's gentleman. Kidd then presents himself at the court of William III of England as an honest shipmaster seeking a royal commission as a privateer after striking his colours to a pirate.

The king is persuaded by Kidd that the captain of The Twelve Apostles was that pirate, who has disappeared with his treasure.

The King grants the commission.

Kidd recruits a crew from condemned pirates in Newgate and Marshalsea prisons, promising them a royal pardon at the end of their voyage. Among them is the quarrelsome though cultured Adam Mercy. Kidd makes him the new master gunner because of his claimed prior service with pirate Captain Avery.

The King sends Kidd and his ship the Adventure Galley to the waters near Madagascar to rendezvous with the ship Quedagh Merchant and provide an escort back to England.

The Quedagh Merchant carries Lord Fallsworth, the King's ambassador to the Grand Mughal, his daughter Lady Anne Dunstan, and a chest of treasure from the Indian potentate to King William.

Kidd's story about a pirate he fought nearby persuades Lord Fallsworth to switch ships with his daughter and the precious cargo. Kidd's navigator Jose Lorenzo lights a candle in the ship's magazine. Just as the transfer takes place, the Quedagh Merchant blows up.

Kidd also arranges a fatal "accident" for Lord Fallsworth, leaving only a frightened Lady Anne. She turns to the only man she thinks she can trust, Shadwell, Kidd's servant. When she mentions the recent battle with pirates, Shadwell tells her it never happened. He advises her to put her faith in Adam Mercy.

On the voyage home, Kidd schemes to rid himself of his three close associates (to avoid sharing the booty) and Mercy (whom he suspects of being a spy). Mercy is really the vengeance-seeking son of Admiral Lord Blayne, the slandered captain of The Twelve Apostles.

When a smitten Lorenzo tries to force himself on Lady Anne, Kidd is delighted when Mercy engages him in a sword fight. Lorenzo is driven overboard to drown.

During the fight, Mercy's medallion is torn from his neck. Kidd finds it and recognizes the Blayne family crest so he strongly suspects Mercy is really a relative of the murdered Captain Blayne.

The story unfolds ...

Credits :

Directed by : Rowland V. Lee
Screenplay by : Norman Reilly Raine
Story by : Robert N. Lee
Produced by : Benedict Bogeaus
Cinematography : Archie Stout
Edited by : James Smith and Charles Odds
Music by : Werner Janssen
Production Companies : Benedict Bogeaus and Captain Kidd Productions
Distributed by : United Artists
Release Date : November 22, 1945

Genre : #action - #adventure - #swashbuckler

Cast :

Charles Laughton as Capt. William Kidd
Randolph Scott as Adam Mercy
Barbara Britton as Lady Anne Dunstan
John Carradine as Orange Povey
Gilbert Roland as Jose Lorenzo
John Qualen as Bartholomew Blivens
Sheldon Leonard as Cyprian Boyle
William Farnum as Capt. Rawson
Henry Daniell as King William III
Reginald Owen as Cary Shadwell
Abner Biberman as Theodore Blades (uncredited)
Harry Cording as Newgate Prison Warder
Ray Teal as Michael O'Shawn (uncredited)
Frederick Worlock as Landers, Newgate Prison Governor (uncredited)

Film Information Source :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kidd_(film)

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