Captain Kidd (film)

Captain Kidd 1945 is a 1945 adventure film starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and John Carradine, directed by Rowland V. Lee, produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser, music conducted by Werner Janssen, and released by United Artists. The film has entered the public domain since the producers neglected to renew the copyright in 1972. The film was featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia.

The King sends Kidd to the waters near Madagascar to rendezvous with the ship Quedagh Merchant and provide an escort back to England. The Quedagh Merchant carries Lord Fallsworth an uncredited Lumsden Hare, the Kings ambassador to the Grand Mughal, his daughter Lady Anne Dunstan Barbara Britton, and a chest of treasure a present from the Indian potentate to King William.Kidds murderous plan quickly unfolds. His story about a pirate he fought recently in the waters nearby persuades Lord Fallsworth to switch ships with his daughter and the precious cargo. Meanwhile, Kidds confederate Jose Lorenzo Gilbert Roland lights a candle in the ships magazine. Just as the transfer takes place, the Quedagh Merchant blows up. Kidd also arranges a fatal accident for Lord Fallsworth, leaving only a frightened Lady Anne. ........

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