The Spanish Main Poster

The Spanish Main 1945

β˜… 6.331 votes100 minπŸ“… 1945-10-01

"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
Paul Henreid
Capt. Laurent Van Horn
Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
Contessa Francesca
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak
Don Juan Alvarado
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Anne Bonney
John Emery
John Emery
Mario Du Billar
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane
Capt. Benjamin Black
J.M. Kerrigan
J.M. Kerrigan
Pillery Gow
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber
Bishop
Nancy Gates
Nancy Gates
Lupita
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
Lt. Escobar