“He held the world at sword point!”
After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida, intending to trade her to her fiancé, Capt. Jose Salcedo, for a handsome ransom. But Barbarossa falls in love with Alida, who meanwhile discovers that the roguish swashbuckler is more honorable than her erstwhile betrothed.
Sidney Salkow
Sidney Salkow
John O'Dea
Sidney Salkow
John Payne
Barbarossa
Donna Reed
Alida
Gerald Mohr
Captain Jose Salcedo
Lon Chaney Jr.
Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
Anthony Caruso
Captain Goiti
Henry Brandon
Captain Goiti
Suzanne Alexander
Alida's Handmaiden
Chuck Roberson
Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Skip Torgerson
Datu
Frank De Kova
Captain Romero
William Tannen
Ramon
Claire Du Brey
Señora Salcedo
... and 18 more
CinemaSerf
This hasn't an original bone in it's body, but I love the genre and for the most part this does ok. John Payne is "Barbarossa" who releases a crew of Spanish main sailors then manages to kidnap the feisty "Countess Alida" (Donna Reed) - the daughter of the Governor - whom he initially wishes to hold...
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