- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tony Sloman
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3 out of 5
Errol Flynn was beginning to look old and tired when he made this colourful adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story (changed almost beyond recognition) in Europe. Nevertheless, with the help of Warner Bros veteran William Keighley, who'd co-directed the ultimate Flynn swashbuckler, The Adventures of Robin Hood, 15 years earlier, the ailing star revived enough to make his mark in a movie that's not entirely without charm. There's a fine British cast and a lovely leading lady called Beatrice Campbell, and watch out for that pirate dancer: she's Gillian Lynne, now internationally renowned as the choreographer of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. Those familiar with the 1948 film Bonnie Prince Charlie should be able to spot a lot of footage from that production as well.
Plot Summary
Swashbuckling adventure, based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, starring Errol Flynn. Scotland,1745: as Bonnie Prince Charlie rallies the clans, James Durrisdeer joins the rebel cause while his brother Henry remains at Ballantrae. But when James returns home, penniless and hunted, a misunderstanding occurs that could cost both brothers their lives.
Cast and crew
Cast
- James Durrisdeer
- Errol Flynn
- Colonel Francis Burke
- Roger Livesey
- Henry Durrisdeer
- Anthony Steel
- Lady Alison
- Beatrice Campbell
- Jessie Brown
- Yvonne Furneaux
- Arnaud
- Jacques Berthier
- Lord Durrisdeer
- Felix Aylmer
- MacKellar
- Mervyn Johns
- Mendoza
- Charles Goldner
- Major Clarendon
- Ralph Truman
- Matthew Bull
- Francis De Wolff
- Colonel Banks
- Charles Carson
- Marianne
- Gillian Lynne
- MacCauley
- Moultrie Kelsall
Crew
- Director
- William Keighley
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