Product Details

• Actors: Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith Andes, Torin Thatcher
• Directors: Raoul Walsh
• Writers: Alan Le May, DeVallon Scott
• Producers: Edmund Grainger
• Format: Color, EP, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Madacy Records
• VHS Release Date: September 22, 1997
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304980248
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,422 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blackbeard the Pirate, February 17, 2001

By	Lane Tickanen (Madison, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This film is classic Saturday matinee pirate fare from 1952. The tongue-in-cheek coupling of 18th century lingo with 1950's hip slang is clever. Critics who bashed this film missed the point--it's simply to be enjoyed. It's a semi-farce,and should be viewed as such.

Excellent casting, charaterizations and script. Good seafaring musical score and great special effects considering the technology that was available at the time the film was produced. And Robert Newton, despite criticisms, is clearly the best pirate to ever grace the silver screen. Good perfomances by Linda Darnell, Keith Andes, William Bendix, and Irene Ryan (granny Hillbilly). Better than average in every way. But what less than a cool flick like this could you expect from RKO in the postwar era? ARRRRH!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blackbeard sails once again!!!.....the DVD, August 6, 2003

A Kid's Review

I have this movie recorded on tape, but I just now stumbled on the DVD on Amazon. This movie nearly outranks Treasure Island which is also one of my favorites. Robert Newton, fresh from his role of Long John Silver in Treasure Island, does a surperb job in the role of Blackbeard, the most feared of all pirates. William Bendix adds comic relief as Blackbeard's First Mate Mordey. Linda Darnell does really good in her role as Edwina Mansfield, and I forgot who did the role of Robert Maynard, but he does a good job in the role, and last, but not least, whoever does the role of Sir Henry Morgan, does a excellent job of it. I saw this movie on DVD, and I may purchase it off Amazon. If you didn't see this movie, you don't know what you're missing. I recemend this movie to everyone who loves pirate movies. Glad it's on DVD. Thanks Amazon.

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MOVIE, May 4, 2007

By	Joseph Gugliucci (Whiting, N. J. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I REMEMBER SEEING THIS MOVIE WHEN I WAS A KID, I NEVER FORGOT IT, IS IT A DRAMA.... WELL.. IT'S A COMEDY ALSO.