Sick Product of a Sick System

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

a really nice story. its basic virtue remains the performance of Robert Newton who creates the perfect pirate image. than, the charming couple Linda Darnell - Keith Andes and the flavor from other space, land, sensitivity. it is a classical story about treasure with the veil of romance. but it has the gift to be more than an another movie with pirates, adventures and victory of good guys. it is a not brilliant but beautiful story. the humor, the clever solutions, the fight scenes are nice and almost touching. so, more than entertainment, it is a trip in heart of a fashion and chance to admire a special actor in clothes of a legendary hero.

Saturday matinée adventure version of the Blackbeard legend. Linda Darnell is breathtaking in eye popping Technicolor and gets a chance to play the damsel in distress full of fiery temper tantrums. Keith Andes cuts a very handsome, athletic and dashing figure as the lawman who butts heads with Blackbeard and woos Linda along the way. The supporting cast is filled with reliable character actors who add color to their roles with William Bendix, Alan Mowbray and Torin Thatcher all getting their moments in the spotlight. And along for the ride is Irene Ryan, Granny Clampett herself, all dolled up as Linda's maid who has a funny drunk scene. Everybody plays more to the balcony than usual but they have to when confronted with Robert Newton's Blackbeard which he plays without one ounce of restraint! An actor of great skill most of the time he's obviously relishing the chance to let loose, he sort of cornered the market on this type of role with Treasure Island and Long John Silver also on his resume, and at least this is the kind of picture that lends itself to that sort of no holds barred performance. Unfortunately his lack of restraint spilled over into his personal life and the high living, hard drinking actor only lived a few years after this.The picture is well directed by Raoul Walsh keeping a tight pace and is full of swash and buckle. One small note: Blackbeard's fate is rather graphically shown and might be disturbing for small children but otherwise this is a perfect lightweight feature for a Saturday morning.

This is not a movie of great measure. It's just a VERY good showcase for the ultimate pirate actor, Robert Newton, who fits the role so perfectly as to become THE pirate to be imitated in every pirate movie to follow. He is the centerpiece of this film, make no mistake about that. Every scene belongs to him and every word of dialogue he speaks is the learning base for future "pirates" of the silver screen.Not a Newton fan? Steer clear, then Matey, because this movie is his and his alone. Not even the beautiful Linda Darnell can distract from him in any scene they share. He is an overpowering and magnetic force when he plays his pirate to perfection.AWWWWWRRRRRRRRRR.Being a big fan of the man I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I find his acting to be natural and amusing. This is his niche and here he rules.

Central character of the pirate Cap'n Teach is absolutely mesmerising (his end is especially so), a completely eccentric and idiosyncratic performance by Edward Newton. Sir 'Enry Morgan ('imself) is a second perfect double-dealing villain. All the pirate crew seem to have been expertly cast, each is amusing, grubby, ugly, dumb, violent, and filthy-minded, watch as they scale the ship each with cutlass in mouth! Film best seen in the colour version, so that we can see 'the Mansfield gal' (Linda Darnell) in all her lascivious purity tempting 'the sawbones' Edward Maynard. So we got romance, ye want fightin' ! - this is still the movie for you, grappling hooks, sabres, and redcoats are all there in mid-sea terror. Completely artificial yet glorious Hollywood bumf. The best swashbuckler of them all, by far the best film I watched as a child and still in my top ten. Wild horses wouldn't have dragged myself, my two brothers, and my sister away from this. Forget yer Gangs O' New York mateys, this be proper fare for ye table. And youm lads depressed by yer Bergman this be for ye also.