Actors: Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, Torin Thatcher
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Blackbeard, the Pirate
Doctor Edward Maynard wants to prove that Sir Henry Morgan, a former pirate now Governor of Jamaica, is in fact still working with his old friends. So, Maynard manages to get himself shanghaied by Blackbeard, the most renowned pirate of the Carribean islands. With Maynard, Edwina Mansfield, Henry Morgan's niece, is also made prisoner by Blackbeard. Edwina, who just stole Henry Morgan's treasure, gives a letter to Maynard proving that her uncle is still having relations with his former companions.
Blackbeard discovers Edwina's treasure and decides to bury it on a close island. Just when he finishes to do so, Blackbeard is attacked by Sir Henry Morgan who manages to arrest most of Blackbeard's men. Maynard and Edwina must also find a way to come back to England as Henry Morgan knows by now that Maynard could make him hanged by Her Majesty's Government. But, when they are on the boat that should carry them to England, Maynard and Edwina meet Blackbeard who just took the vessel by force. Blackbeard must now face the anger of his own men who are accusing him of having kept Edwina Mansfield's treasure for himself alone. The infamous pirate must lead his men to the island where the treasure is shelved but he is already thinking about a way to deceive them. Directed by Raoul Walsh in 1952.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Blackbeard, the Pirate
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 17th century
Water adventure?
Yes
Water plotlets
- Pirate attack!
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- pirate
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- longhair/girliemon (man)
Body type
- fat (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- The Caribbean
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Caribbean Island
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- ocean ship battles
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
