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The Spanish Main
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The Spanish Main

1945-10-01 · 100 min · ★ 6.5

Adventure · Drama · Romance

Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene, governed by Don Juan Alvardo, a Spanish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesca, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks his jealous pirate comrades Anne Bonney and Captain Benjamin Black. They overpower Laurent and send Francesca to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, a trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado.

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Directors
Frank Borzage
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
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Top Cast

Paul HenreidPaul HenreidCapt. Laurent Van Horn
Maureen O'HaraMaureen O'HaraContessa Francesca
Walter SlezakWalter SlezakDon Juan Alvarado
Binnie BarnesBinnie BarnesAnne Bonney
John EmeryJohn EmeryMario Du Billar
Barton MacLaneBarton MacLaneCapt. Benjamin Black
J.M. KerriganJ.M. KerriganPillery Gow
Fritz LeiberFritz LeiberBishop
Nancy GatesNancy GatesLupita
Jack La RueJack La RueLt. Escobar
Mike MazurkiMike MazurkiErik Swaine
Ian KeithIan KeithCaptain Lussan
Victor KilianVictor KilianSanta Madre Captain
Curt BoisCurt BoisParee
Antonio MorenoAntonio MorenoCommandante
John GeorgeJohn GeorgePirate (uncredited)
Leo SchlesingerSpanish Guard

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