Double Crossbones
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“Yo-ho-ho-ho ... it's a battle of fun !”
Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked captain and crew to desert the ship. The two find themselves alone, and when a lucky cannon shot hits a mast on a British ship, they find themselves mistaken for pirates. They sail to Tortuga, where they recruit such notorious corsairs as Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney, and Blackbeard to lay siege to Chaleston and expose the villain Elden.
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Cast
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Donald O'Connor
Davey Crandall
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Toys
Helena Carter
Lady Sylvia Copeland
Known for
Invaders from Mars
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Will Geer
Tom Botts
Known for
Jeremiah Johnson
The Waltons
John Emery
Governor Elden
Known for
Spellbound
Rocketship X-M
Stanley Logan
Lord Montrose
Known for
The Prisoner of Zenda
Kathryn Givney
Lady Montrose
Known for
A Place in the Sun
Guys and Dolls
Hayden Rorke
Malcolm Giles
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
All That Heaven Allows
Morgan Farley
Caleb Nicholas
Known for
High Noon
Soylent Green
Robert Barrat
Henry Morgan
Known for
Captain Blood
Distant Drums
Alan Napier
Capt. Kidd
Known for
Batman
The Sword in the Stone
Glenn Strange
Capt. Ben Avery
Known for
Gunsmoke
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Louis Bacigalupi
Blackbeard
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The Talisman
Dancing in the Dark
Charles Barton Director · Oscar Brodney Screenplay
United States release April 26, 1951 · Produced in United States · Production Universal Pictures
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 26, 1951
Theatrical
United States · March 1, 2023
Digital · Classic film
Denmark
February 9, 1953 · Theatrical
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