Product Details

• Actors: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland
• Directors: Rowland V. Lee
• Writers: Norman Reilly Raine, Robert N. Lee
• Producers: Benedict Bogeaus, James Nasser
• Format: Black & White, Color, EP, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Troma
• VHS Release Date: July 31, 2001
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004W5V8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,431 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Captain Kidd, August 21, 2000

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Frank Carroccino (NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Kidd (DVD)

Not the Sea Hawk or Captain Blood by any means,but still enjoyable.With a cast like Laughton,Carradine and Scott it can't be too bad.Historicaly not very accurate and a little hokey.But then again it doesn't claim to be factual.Laughton is great as the scheaming Kidd and Scott as the hero is his usually heroic self.If you are a fan of this type of film,and i am,you will enjoy this picture.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ROAN EDITION REVIEW!!!!!, October 31, 2010

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larryj1 (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Kidd (DVD)

The low rating reflects the very poor job Roan did on this film. This was advertised as being from a 35mm original print. To begin with it was a re-issue by Lippert with all references to the original distributor, United Artists, removed. Even worse, it has been edited approx. 6 minutes and has splices 3 times during which bits of dialogue are missing. Having compared this to another print with the missing footage and correct titles on a 50-movie pack, I would advise staying away from the Roan edition until something better can be found.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As Good As This Film Gets In Visual Presentation To Date, February 7, 2011

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Rick L. Parrish - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Kidd (DVD)

There's never going to be a pristine version of this movie til it's remastered...presuming that original negatives are available and
that's even possible...until then this is the best version of the movie I've seen...it's watchable...even on a big screen TV...and you
are able to suspend belief and watch Laughton create another in his seemingly endless supply of historical characters bigger than life.
I'd forgotten what a stone face Randolph Scott was. Taking great liberties with the historical facts this is a very entertaining
movie in its own right. If you don't expect hi-def clarity and know the limitations of the original medium you won't be disappointed.