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Continued from page 46 . . a pet that takes off his own fancy
Captain of the Albatross, he and his hat every time someone approaches
feisty crew, managed by his right – a tip of the hat that goes a long
hand man, Carl Pitt (Alan Hale way to endear us.
Sr.), harass the Spanish ships on A lavish 1.7 million dollar
the ocean. It is here that he meets historical action adventure tale,
Doña Maria (Brenda Marshall), The Sea Hawk is a highlight for
Don José’s niece that he is bringing swashbuckling affairs. Both relevant
to the Queen’s court – and Thorpe’s to the time as well as historical
soon-to-be love interest. . . the pirate epic, it is exciting, romantic, twisty,
raiding their ship and then escorting and important. Look for climactic
them to her Majesty’s court. swordplay between Flynn and

A two hour and seven minute Daniell – done with so much style
action adventure film, Thorpe goes (giant shadows, candles being
through the ringer in this one, his destroyed, epic overhead shots), it
mission taking him to America in an Photo Submitted was all composed this way because
attempt to steal Spanish gold (these none of it is actually Daniell – as
sequences shot in sepia as opposed he was so poor with a sword, every
to the black and white found in the single shot (other than his closeups)
mentioned above that both Curtiz Daniell), an advisor to the Queen
European portion – symbolic of and Flynn also worked on. that is on the Spanish side – a spy is done with a stunt double. . .
the oppressive heat of the South that twists everything in order to whereas Flynn is in every frame
American jungles), only to find Yet, like so many films, keep Her Highness from thinking of of it. So, join the fleet of people
himself sentenced to life as a galley everything hinges on its actors. war. The most impressive actor of who have experienced this classic
slave rower. Will Thorpe find his Flynn, with a twinkle in his eye, all may be the classy little monkey. firsthand, it is a most worthwhile
way out of this present predicament is all charm and swagger as the voyage.
so that he can help his Queen? Can confident sea Captain (perhaps the
an Englishman find love in the best looking ever seen – though, if
arms of a Spanish woman in these you think about it, that is not much
tumultuous times? And, is being a of a competition – considering all of
Spanish slave rower actually a good the eye patches and peg legs). There
workout routine? is always a cheeky little smile on his
face, as if he is in on the joke,
Firing on all cylinders, Curtiz’s
visual style is ever present – a that he will, in the end, be In business since 2009.
master with pans, dolly shots, cuts, triumphant. Paired with longtime
and everything in between, each sidekick Hale Sr., the pair have an
technique used to capture life on a infectious chemistry. Though most
sea vessel. Building two full size would probably expect regular
ships on the floodable soundstage on Flynn love interest Olivia de
the Warner lot, you are hard-pressed Havilland to be the female lead,
to believe that they aren’t filming Marshall steps in as the stoic, oft Do you need :
on the open waters. . . we watch as affronted woman who slowly melts
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with Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s a playful smile that frequently pops
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