Which actor starred in the 1952 film 'The Crimson Pirate'?
"kit. ""Aayirathil Oruvan"" was M. G. Ramachandran's first film with director B. R. Panthulu. It was also the first film which featured him alongside the-then newcomer Jayalalithaa, who was previously seen in her debut film ""Vennira Aadai"". The duo subsequently starred together frequently in later films. Panthulu, who faced losses from his previous ""Karnan"", compensated for it through this film. ""Aayirathil Oruvan"" is said to be inspired from the 1935 swashbuckling Errol Flynn starrer, ""Captain Blood"", and also from Burt Lancaster's ""The Crimson Pirate"", which itself was inspired by the 1926 film ""The Black Pirate"". Shooting for some fight scenes"
"was ""The Crimson Pirate"", another Technicolor swashbuckler starring Lancaster and Nick Cravat, a close friend since boyhood, and former acrobat who had worked with Lancaster in the circus (he had also co-starred in ""The Flame and the Arrow""). It was directed by Robert Siodmak, written by Roland Kibbee and featured an early appearance by Christopher Lee. ""The Crimson Pirate"" was made entirely in remote locations, with filming in Ischia, an island off the Gulf of Naples, Italy and at Teddington Studios in England. Released in the fall of 1952, it also went on to be a top-grosser for Warner Brothers."
"nine films together, the most popular being ""The Crimson Pirate"" and ""The Flame and the Arrow"" (1950). He kept Cravat on his payroll for life, as both a trainer as well as a co-star. Because Cravat's character in both films is mute, the belief persisted that in real life he was mute. Actually, Cravat was given no dialog lines because of his thick Brooklyn accent. About 10 minutes from the end of ""The Crimson Pirate"", Lancaster and Cravat are in a balloon and about to recapture their pirate ship. The film shows a wide shot broadside view of their ship"
"as they are approaching. In the background can be seen a modern luxury liner cruise ship, one that is quite out of place in the 18th century. The Terry Gilliam short, ""The Crimson Permanent Assurance,"" draws its name from this film. According to The Radio Times, the Disneyland ride ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" was inspired by ""The Crimson Pirate"". In the 1970s Lancaster attempted to make a sequel. He hired George MacDonald Fraser and later Jon Cleary to write scripts, but no film resulted from their efforts. The Crimson Pirate The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 American Technicolor tongue-in-cheek comedy-adventure"
"The Crimson Key The Crimson Key is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Irving Elman. The film stars Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling, Dennis Hoey, Louise Currie, Ivan Triesault, Bernadene Hayes and Arthur Space. The film was released on July 2, 1947, by 20th Century Fox. Private detective Larry Morgan is hired by a Mrs. Swann to investigate her husband, who is soon found dead in the studio of Peter Vandaman, an artist. Mrs. Swann is concerned about a missing key belonging to her husband. Morgan encounters a receptionist, Miss Phillips, who was in love"
"1939, Lancaster suffered a hand injury that ended their act. They would later reunite. He co-starred with Lancaster in nine films, including ""The Flame and the Arrow"" (1950), ""The Crimson Pirate"" (1952), ""Run Silent, Run Deep"" (1958), ""The Scalphunters"" (1968) and ""The Island of Dr. Moreau"" (1977). He played a mute character in several films such as ""The Flame and the Arrow"", ""The Crimson Pirate"", ""Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier"" (1955), and the TV series ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" mostly because his thick Brooklyn accent would have been out of place. He also played the ""gremlin"" on"
"Captain Pirate Captain Pirate is a 1952 American action/adventure film directed by Ralph Murphy, starring Louis Hayward and Patricia Medina, and produced by Harry Joe Brown. The swashbuckler was based on the Rafael Sabatini novel ""Captain Blood Returns"". This was the final film directed by Murphy. Captain Blood is pardoned by the Crown for his crimes against Spain on the Spanish Main. By 1690 he is living in the West Indies on his plantation where he practices medicine and is to be married to Isabella. His new life is put in danger when he is arrested on a piracy charge"
"Blackbeard the Pirate Blackbeard the Pirate is a 1952 Technicolor adventure film made by RKO. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Edmund Grainger from a screenplay by Alan Le May based on the story by DeVallon Scott. The film follows British Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a reward by proving that privateer Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher) also engages in piracy. Maynard poses as a surgeon on board the ship of pirate Charles Bellamy, who he believes is in league with Morgan. Once Maynard and fellow spy Briggs come on board,"
"script shortly before filming began on 15 May 1952. Blackbeard the Pirate Blackbeard the Pirate is a 1952 Technicolor adventure film made by RKO. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Edmund Grainger from a screenplay by Alan Le May based on the story by DeVallon Scott. The film follows British Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard (Keith Andes), who sets out to earn a reward by proving that privateer Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher) also engages in piracy. Maynard poses as a surgeon on board the ship of pirate Charles Bellamy, who he believes is in league with Morgan."
"after somebody raids the island making him look guilty. To prove otherwise he has to sail again. Captain Pirate Captain Pirate is a 1952 American action/adventure film directed by Ralph Murphy, starring Louis Hayward and Patricia Medina, and produced by Harry Joe Brown. The swashbuckler was based on the Rafael Sabatini novel ""Captain Blood Returns"". This was the final film directed by Murphy. Captain Blood is pardoned by the Crown for his crimes against Spain on the Spanish Main. By 1690 he is living in the West Indies on his plantation where he practices medicine and is to be married"
"Montgomery Clift Edward Montgomery ""Monty"" Clift (; October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. His ""New York Times"" obituary noted his portrayal of ""moody, sensitive young men"". He is best remembered for roles in ""Red River"" (1948), ""The Heiress"" (1949), ""A Place in the Sun"" (1951), Alfred Hitchcock's ""I Confess"" (1953), ""From Here to Eternity"" (1953), ""The Young Lions"" (1958), ""Judgment at Nuremberg"" (1961), and ""The Misfits"" (1961). He received four Academy Award nominations during his career: three for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor. Along with Marlon Brando and James Dean, Clift was"
"the film - the first of their productions in which he did not act.) In 1951 the actor/producer duo changed the company's name to Hecht-Lancaster Productions. The first film under the new name was another swashbuckler: ""The Crimson Pirate"" (1952), directed by Siodmak. Co-starring Cravat, it was extremely popular. Lancaster changed pace one more by doing a straight dramatic part in ""Come Back, Little Sheba"" (1952), based on a Broadway hit, with Shirley Booth, produced by Wallis and directed by Daniel Mann. Alternating with adventure films, he went into ""South Sea Woman"" (1952) at Warners. Part of the Norma-Warners contract"
"The Black Pirate The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor about an adventurer and a ""company"" of pirates. It stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Billie Dove. The film begins with the looting of a ship already captured and badly mauled, by the pirates. After relieving the ship and crew of valuables, the pirates fire the ship, blowing up the gunpowder on board, sinking her. While the pirates celebrate, two survivors wash up on an island, an old man and his son. Before dying, the older man gives his signet"
"He was constantly in demand, invariably lending his looming figure and baleful countenance to sinister or stern roles in popular costume thrillers such as ""The Crimson Pirate"" (1952), ""Blackbeard the Pirate"" (1952), ""The Robe"" (1953) (as the disapproving father of Marcellus), ""The Black Shield of Falworth"" (1954), ""Helen of Troy"" (1956), ""Darby's Rangers"" (1958) and ""The 7th Voyage of Sinbad"" (1958). He was a formidable prosecutor in ""Witness for the Prosecution"" (1957) and also appeared in the Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard 1962 remake of ""Mutiny on the Bounty"". He returned to the stage quite frequently, notably on Broadway, in"
"Ted Hamilton Edward Leslie Hamilton (OAM) (born 1937), billed as Ted Hamilton is an Australian singer, composer, playwright, entrepreneur and actor. He is possibly best known for playing the Pirate King in ""The Pirate Movie"" and police constable Kevin Dwyer in ""Division 4"" (1969–73). More recently, he played Merlin in the TV series ""Guinevere Jones"". Among his many other acting credits are ""Homicide"", ""The Love Boat"", ""M*A*S*H"", ""The Six Million Dollar Man"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", """", and ""Rafferty's Rules"". In 1955, hailed as a teenage singing sensation, Hamilton began performing in nightclubs, and live on national radio. He guest starred on"
"Caribbean Gold Caribbean Gold is a 1952 American pirate film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Payne, Arlene Dahl and Cedric Hardwicke. It is known by the alternative title Caribbean. In 1728, Dick Lindsay is taken prisoner by Captain Barclay and incarcerated aboard the Black Panther, his pirate ship. Also on board against his will is Robert MacAllister, nephew of Barclay's nemesis, Andrew MacAllister. The pirate kidnapped Robert as retribution for MacAllister having long ago done likewise to Barclay's infant daughter, Christine. The feud has continued for more than 20 years. Now the pirate intends to settle it once"
"The Pirate (1948 film) The Pirate is a 1948 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With songs by Cole Porter, it stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with costars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, and George Zucco. Manuela Alva (Judy Garland), who lives in the small Caribbean village of Calvados, dreams of being swept away by the legendary Pirate, Mack ""the Black"" Macoco. However, her aunt and uncle (who have raised her) insist that she marry the town mayor, the rotund and bullying Don Pedro (Walter Slezak). Shortly before her wedding, Manuela visits a nearby town, Port Sebastian. A"
"with Swann, and a man, Steven Loring, who suspected his wife and Swann of having an affair. Loring's alcoholic wife, Margaret, mentions a Key Club with a special red key to a locker, but before he can check it out, Mrs. Swann is murdered and Morgan is beaten by thugs and nearly drugged by a woman named Heidi. He eventually discovers Loring's wife to be the murderer. The Crimson Key The Crimson Key is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Irving Elman. The film stars Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling, Dennis Hoey, Louise Currie, Ivan"
"William Holden William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor who was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s and 1960s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film ""Stalag 17"" (1953), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the television film ""The Blue Knight"" (1973). Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including ""Sunset Boulevard"", ""Sabrina"", ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"", ""The Wild Bunch"", ""Picnic"" and ""Network"". He was"
"Barbary Pirate (film) Barbary Pirate is a 1949 American swashbuckler film starring Donald Woods and Trudy Marshall, directed by Lew Landers. Major Tom Blake of the United States Army is assigned by the first United States Secretary of State - Thomas Jefferson to go undercover and discover who's been attacking American merchant ships after the American Revolutionary War's come to an end. Blake, calling himself ""Brighton,"" boards a vessel and alienates two patriotic passengers, Anne Ridgeway and her brother Sam, who believe he possesses disloyal pro-British sentiments. Men who serve Yusof, the Bey of Tripoli, of the Barbary states in"
"Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 19085 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films ""Scrooge"" (1970) and the children's ghost film ""The Amazing Mr Blunden"" (1972). He also had memorable rôles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in ""A Night to Remember"" (1958), the First Sea Lord in ""Sink the Bismarck!"" (1960), and Argus in ""Jason and the Argonauts"" (1963). Naismith was born as Lawrence Johnson in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908. He attended All Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London and"
"Dick Purcell Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. (August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in films such as ""Tough Kid"" (1938), ""Accidents Will Happen"" (1938), ""Heroes in Blue"" (1939), ""Irish Luck"" (1939), ""The Bank Dick"" (1940), and ""King of the Zombies"" (1941), Purcell was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1905 (not 1908, as many sources suggest). One of 5 children, he attended Catholic grade school and high school, before enrolling as a student at"
"James Colby James Leo Colby (September 21, 1961 – February 23, 2018) was an American actor in film, television and stage. Colby appeared in multiple Broadway plays and few stage productions in Connecticut. Colby was notable for his film roles in ""The Peacemaker"" (1997), ""Tower Heist"" (2011), ""Safe"" (2012), ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"" (2014) and in ""Patriots Day"" (2016). In television, he was known for his role as Sergeant Ray Dwyer in ""Chicago P.D."" and Burleson in ""Empire"". Colby was born in Arlington, Massachusetts. He studied at Bridgewater State University and Brooklyn College. He moved to Manhattan in the 1980s"
"loss to the studio of $2,290,000. The Pirate (1948 film) The Pirate is a 1948 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With songs by Cole Porter, it stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with costars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, and George Zucco. Manuela Alva (Judy Garland), who lives in the small Caribbean village of Calvados, dreams of being swept away by the legendary Pirate, Mack ""the Black"" Macoco. However, her aunt and uncle (who have raised her) insist that she marry the town mayor, the rotund and bullying Don Pedro (Walter Slezak). Shortly before her wedding, Manuela visits"
"Harry Morgan Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both ""December Bride"" (1954–1959) and ""Pete and Gladys"" (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on ""Dragnet"" (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on ""Hec Ramsey"" (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in ""M*A*S*H"" (1975–1983) and ""AfterMASH"" (1983–1984). Morgan appeared in more than 100 films. Morgan was born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, the son of Hannah and Henry Bratsberg. His parents were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry."
"2016. James married twice: to Donna Lea Beach from 1948 to 1950, with whom he had one child, and to Laurie Harper, from 1951 until her death in 2015, with whom he had five children. He resided in Gladstone, Oregon, and died from complications of diabetes on April 15, 2017, aged 96. Clifton James George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor, best known for his roles as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the ""James Bond"" films ""Live and Let Die"" (1973) and ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974), the sheriff"
"Billy Budd (film) Billy Budd is a 1962 CinemaScope film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov. Adapted from the stage play version of Herman Melville's short novel ""Billy Budd"", it starred Terence Stamp as Billy Budd, Robert Ryan as John Claggart, and Ustinov as Captain Vere. In his film debut, Stamp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Male Newcomer. The film was nominated for four BAFTAs. In the year 1797, the British naval vessel HMS ""Avenger"" presses into service a crewman ""according to the Rights of"
"Blackie the Pirate Blackie the Pirate () is a 1971 comedy film with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, unusual in that the popular team has little screen time together. Captain Blackie (Terence Hill) is a notorious pirate who learns about a shipment of Spanish gold when he encounters Don Pedro (George Martin). He devises a plan to find this ship and its gold. His rival is the Viceroy of the Spanish colony. He goes to Tortuga (a pirate settlement), where Montbarc, Visbarque, and Skull (Bud Spencer), three other pirate captains, all have different versions of the events involving the gold;"
"Ben Chapman (actor) Benjamin F. Chapman, Jr. (October 29, 1928 – February 21, 2008) was an American actor best known as playing the Gill-man on land in the 1954 horror film ""Creature from the Black Lagoon"". Born in Oakland, California, he spent much of his childhood in Tahiti and moved to San Francisco at age 12 or 13. A Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War he seerved with the 1st Marine Division. He was believed to have earned a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts for battle injuries. However, after his death, the ""Marine Corps Times"""
"him. Clift has been portrayed by Dave Franco in the film ""Zeroville"", which was shot in 2015, but as of April 2017, has not been released. Montgomery Clift Edward Montgomery ""Monty"" Clift (; October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. His ""New York Times"" obituary noted his portrayal of ""moody, sensitive young men"". He is best remembered for roles in ""Red River"" (1948), ""The Heiress"" (1949), ""A Place in the Sun"" (1951), Alfred Hitchcock's ""I Confess"" (1953), ""From Here to Eternity"" (1953), ""The Young Lions"" (1958), ""Judgment at Nuremberg"" (1961), and ""The Misfits"" (1961). He received"
"Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), commonly known by his stage name Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and movie actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career onto the silver screen. He starred in a number of popular films in the 1930s and 1940s. He also played the title role in the serials ""Tarzan the Fearless"", ""Flash Gordon"", and ""Buck Rogers"". Crabbe is the only actor to have played Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers – the top three syndicated"
"interred at Green Acres Memorial Park in Scottsdale. <br> <br> Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), commonly known by his stage name Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and movie actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career onto the silver screen. He starred in a number of popular films in the 1930s and 1940s. He also played the title role in the serials ""Tarzan the Fearless"", ""Flash Gordon"", and ""Buck Rogers"". Crabbe is the only actor to have played Tarzan,"
"Earl Cameron (actor) Earlston J. Cameron, CBE (born 8 August 1917), known as Earl Cameron, is a British actor, born in Bermuda and a long-time resident in England. Along with Cy Grant, he is known as one of the first black actors to break the ""colour bar"" in the United Kingdom. With his appearance in 1951's ""Pool of London"", Cameron became one of the first black actors to take up a starring role in a British film after Paul Robeson, Nina Mae McKinney and Elisabeth Welch in the 1930s. According to ""Screenonline"", ""Earl Cameron brought a breath of fresh air"