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Adventures of Captain Fabian
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Adventures of Captain Fabian

1951-10-06 · 100 min · ★ 5.3

Adventure · Drama · Romance

It all begins with the discreet romance between the Creole maid Lea Mariotte and her young boss, George Brissac, an amoral bourgeois who plans to inherit his uncle's fortune and marry a young woman from a good family. After an incident where she kills a man, she is saved from the gallows by Fabian, a ship's captain, who has personal reasons for antagonizing the Brissacs. He takes care of her and falls in love with her, but doesn't tell her. She, in turn, takes the opportunity to return to her lover Brissac's arms, forcing him to marry her after seeing him murder his uncle.

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Directors
William Marshall
Production companies
Silver Films, Les Films Corona, Republic Pictures
Countries
France, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Errol FlynnErrol FlynnCapt. Michael Fabian
Micheline PresleMicheline PresleLea Mariotte
Vincent PriceVincent PriceGeorge Brissac
Agnes MooreheadAgnes MooreheadAunt Jezebel
Victor FrancenVictor FrancenHenri Brissac
Jim GéraldJim GéraldCommissioner Germain
Héléna MansonHéléna MansonJosephine
Howard VernonHoward VernonEmile
Reggie NalderReggie NalderConstant
Zanie CampanZanie CampanCynthia Winthrop
Roger BlinRoger Blin
Valentine CamaxValentine Camax
Georges FlateauGeorges Flateau
Marcel JournetMarcel Journet
Gilles QuéantGilles Quéant
Charles FawcettCharles Fawcett
Aubrey Bower

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