Captain Blood
The Greatest Love Story Of All Time
NR 1924 · 110 min · ★ 7.5 · War, Action, Adventure, Romance
Young Irish physician Peter Blood is exiled as a slave to Barbados, where he and his friend Jeremy are purchased by Colonel Bishop at the behest of his niece Arabella. With other slaves he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the terror of the Caribbean privateers until offered a commission in the English Navy. He defeats the French at Port Royal, and as a reward he is named governor of Jamaica and marries Arabella.
Directed by David Smith · Written by Jay Pilcher
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J. Warren Kerrigan Capt. Peter Blood -
Jean Paige Arabella Bishop -
Charlotte Merriam Mary Traill -
James Morrison Jeremy Pitt -
Allan Forrest Lord Julian Wade -
Bertram Grassby Don Diego -
Otis Harlan Corliss - J Jack Curtis Wolverstone
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Wilfrid North Col. Bishop -
Otto Matieson Lord Jeffreys -
Robert Bolder Adm. van der Kuylen -
Templar Saxe Gov. Steed
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