

The Spanish Main 1945
"Loving her . . . taming her . . . called for all his reckless daring!"
Overview
Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene, governed by Don Juan Alvardo, a Spanish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the sh
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast

Paul Henreid
Capt. Laurent Van Horn

Maureen O'Hara
Contessa Francesca

Walter Slezak
Don Juan Alvarado

Binnie Barnes
Anne Bonney

John Emery
Mario Du Billar

Barton MacLane
Capt. Benjamin Black

J.M. Kerrigan
Pillery Gow

Fritz Leiber
Bishop

Nancy Gates
Lupita

Jack La Rue
Lt. Escobar




