The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953 film by Derwin Abrahams
- January 1, 1953 (1953-01-01)
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The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953) was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is based in the historical figure of Captain William Kidd.
Plot
In 1697, agents Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover mission by the British Fleet to find and gather information on the notorious pirate, Captain William Kidd. Dale and Duncan soon join Kidd's crew and discover, to their surprise, that the Captain is quite different from what they had expected.
Cast
- Richard Crane as Richard Dale
- David Bruce as Alan Duncan
- John Crawford as Capt. Kidd (Crawford was equally proficient at playing both good and bad characters. His casting added to ambiguity over Captain Kidd's guilt or innocence.)[1]
- George Wallace as Buller
- Lee Roberts as DeVry
- Paul Newlan as Long Ben Avery
- Nick Stuart as Dr. Brandt
- Terry Frost as Moore
- John Hart as Jenkins
- Marshall Reed as Capt. Culliford
- Eduardo Cansino Jr. as Native
Production
This was the last costume serial and possibly the most faithful of the rare serial entries in the swashbuckling genre since Pirate Treasure.[2]
The plot was based on the possibility that the real Captain Kidd was misjudged in an unfair trial.[1]
Stock footage from feature films allowed the inclusion of seafaring scenes, which would have been too expensive to film on a serial budget. This resulted in, according to Cline, "a unique flavour for which it is fondly remembered."[2]
Chapter titles
- Pirate vs. Man-of-War
- The Fatal Shot
- Attacked by Captain Kidd
- Captured by Captain Kidd
- Mutiny on the Adventure's Galley
- Murder on the Main Deck
- Prisoners of War
- Mutiny Unmasked
- Pirate Against Pirate
- Shot from the Parapet
- The Flaming Fortress
- Before the Firing Squad
- In the Hands of the Mohawks
- Pirate Gold
- Captain Kidd's Last Chance
Source:[3]
References
- ^ a b Cline, William C. (1984). "5. A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines)". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 76. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ a b Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 29. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 255. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
Sources
- Cinefania.com
External links
- The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd at IMDb
- The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd at AllMovie
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Columbia serials
(1937–1941)
- Jungle Menace
- The Mysterious Pilot
- The Secret of Treasure Island
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- Overland with Kit Carson
- The Shadow
- Terry and the Pirates
- Deadwood Dick
- The Green Archer
- White Eagle
- The Spider Returns
- The Iron Claw
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- Captain Midnight
- Perils of the Royal Mounted
- The Secret Code
- The Valley of Vanishing Men
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- The Phantom
- The Desert Hawk
- Black Arrow
- Brenda Starr, Reporter
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- Hop Harrigan
- Chick Carter, Detective
- Son of the Guardsman
- Jack Armstrong
- The Vigilante
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- Brick Bradford
- Tex Granger
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- Congo Bill
- Bruce Gentry
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- Cody of the Pony Express
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- Mysterious Island
- Captain Video
- King of the Congo
- Blackhawk
- Son of Geronimo
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