Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrorize. Who were these men and women? As you dig beneath the myth of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and other legendary warriors of the waters in this docudrama, you'll discover who they were and what motivated them to wreak havoc wherever they sailed. Includes the movie Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr.
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Buster Crabbe as Jeff Drake |
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Lois Hall as Carol Walsh |
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Tommy Farrell as Kelly Walsh |
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Gene Roth as Gov. Frederick Whitlock |
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Tristram Coffin as Walter Castell |
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Neyle Morrow as Kalana |
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Stanley Price as Lamar - Whitlock's Aide |
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Hugh Prosser as Roper - Jeff's First Mate [Chs.1-2, 5-8] |
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Symona Boniface as Lotus Lady |
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William Fawcett as Ben Wharton [Chs.7-9] |
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Terry Frost as Carter - Patrol 6 Henchman |
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Lee Roberts as Barker - Phantom Cruiser Henchman [Chs.1-4] |
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Rusty Wescoatt as Adams - Phantom Cruiser Henchman |
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Pierce Lyden as Durk - Patrol 6 Henchman |
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I. Stanford Jolley as Turner - Trader [Ch.1] |
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Marshall Reed as Shark Wilson - Phantom Cruiser Captain |
| Directing | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Director |
| Directing | Thomas Carr | Director |
| Writing | Joseph F. Poland | Writer |
| Writing | David Mathews | Writer |
| Writing | George H. Plympton | Writer |
| Writing | Charles R. Condon | Writer |