Charles Laughton & Randolph Scott in "Captain Kidd" (1945)
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In 1699, pirate Capt. William
In 1699, pirate Capt. William Kidd (Charles Laughton) 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 (Henry Daniell) as an honest shipmaster seeking a royal commission as a privateer after striking his colors to a pirate. The King is persuaded by Kidd that the captain of The Twelve Apostles was that pirate, who has disappeared with its 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 (Randolph Scott). 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 (Lumsden Hare), the King's ambassador to the Grand Mughal, his daughter Lady Anne Dunstan (Barbara Britton), 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 (Gilbert Roland) 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, to avoid sharing the booty, Kidd schemes to rid himself of his three close associates 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.
Kidd drops anchor at a lagoon. Kidd, Orange Povey (John Carradine), his only surviving confederate, protected by an incriminating letter that will be sent to the crown authorities if he should die, and Mercy go ashore and dig up the loot from The Twelve Apostles. When Mercy sees the Blayne crest he feigns indifference, but Kidd goads him by insulting his dead father's honor. Mercy is enraged and attacks Kidd, fighting him and Povey. Outnumbered, Mercy is knocked unconscious, falls into the water, and does not resurface. While the others believe him dead, he swims secretly back to the ship. Mercy and a loyal crewman row Lady Anne away in the ship's jolly boat, but are spotted. Shadwell sacrifices himself needlessly to cover their escape and Kidd blows up the jolly boat.
Believing himself safe, Kidd appears before King William with the Mughal's treasure to claim his reward of Lord Blayne's aristocratic title and estate. He learns that Mercy and Lady Anne have survived and preceded him to court. The King's men found the loot from The Twelve Apostles after searching Kidd's cabin. Kidd is tried, condemned and hanged.
A 1945 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee, produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser, screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, story by Robert N. Lee, cinematography by Archie Stout, starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Reginald Owen, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, John Qualen, and Sheldon Leonard. Released by United Artists. Final film as director for Rowland V. Lee.
The ship had been built for "The Black Swan" (1942) and then used for "The Princess and the Pirate" (1944).
Charles Laughton played William Bligh, in "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935). Laughton reprised his role as Captain Kidd in "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd" (1952), and in "It Started with Eve" (1941), someone says he resembles Captain Kidd.
In the memoirs of Soviet dictator Nikita Khrushchev noted that his predecessor, Joseph Stalin, loved this film and identified with the mischievous captain.
Loosely based on real-life pirate William Kidd. Born in Scotland in 1645. A privateer turned wealthy shipowner in New York. In 1696, during a trip to East Africa, he turned to piracy. He captured or looted many ships. Trusting that his privateer commission would protect him, he returned to Long Island in 1699. He was ordered to England, where he was arrested, tried and convicted for piracy and murder. He was hanged in 1701.
He returns to London and hires a gentleman's gentleman. Kidd then presents himself at the court of William III of England (Henry Daniell) as an honest shipmaster seeking a royal commission as a privateer after striking his colors to a pirate. The King is persuaded by Kidd that the captain of The Twelve Apostles was that pirate, who has disappeared with its 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 (Randolph Scott). 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 (Lumsden Hare), the King's ambassador to the Grand Mughal, his daughter Lady Anne Dunstan (Barbara Britton), 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 (Gilbert Roland) 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, to avoid sharing the booty, Kidd schemes to rid himself of his three close associates 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.
Kidd drops anchor at a lagoon. Kidd, Orange Povey (John Carradine), his only surviving confederate, protected by an incriminating letter that will be sent to the crown authorities if he should die, and Mercy go ashore and dig up the loot from The Twelve Apostles. When Mercy sees the Blayne crest he feigns indifference, but Kidd goads him by insulting his dead father's honor. Mercy is enraged and attacks Kidd, fighting him and Povey. Outnumbered, Mercy is knocked unconscious, falls into the water, and does not resurface. While the others believe him dead, he swims secretly back to the ship. Mercy and a loyal crewman row Lady Anne away in the ship's jolly boat, but are spotted. Shadwell sacrifices himself needlessly to cover their escape and Kidd blows up the jolly boat.
Believing himself safe, Kidd appears before King William with the Mughal's treasure to claim his reward of Lord Blayne's aristocratic title and estate. He learns that Mercy and Lady Anne have survived and preceded him to court. The King's men found the loot from The Twelve Apostles after searching Kidd's cabin. Kidd is tried, condemned and hanged.
A 1945 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee, produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser, screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, story by Robert N. Lee, cinematography by Archie Stout, starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Reginald Owen, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, John Qualen, and Sheldon Leonard. Released by United Artists. Final film as director for Rowland V. Lee.
The ship had been built for "The Black Swan" (1942) and then used for "The Princess and the Pirate" (1944).
Charles Laughton played William Bligh, in "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935). Laughton reprised his role as Captain Kidd in "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd" (1952), and in "It Started with Eve" (1941), someone says he resembles Captain Kidd.
In the memoirs of Soviet dictator Nikita Khrushchev noted that his predecessor, Joseph Stalin, loved this film and identified with the mischievous captain.
Loosely based on real-life pirate William Kidd. Born in Scotland in 1645. A privateer turned wealthy shipowner in New York. In 1696, during a trip to East Africa, he turned to piracy. He captured or looted many ships. Trusting that his privateer commission would protect him, he returned to Long Island in 1699. He was ordered to England, where he was arrested, tried and convicted for piracy and murder. He was hanged in 1701.
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