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The Spanish Main

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 6 months

Early RKO Technicolor swashbuckling adventure. A Spanish governor ruthlessly orders a shipwrecked crew of Dutch sailors to be enslaved and their captain hanged. With the help of a smitten contessa and with typical courage, captain Laurent Van Horn and his crew escape and set out to wreak a fitting revenge on the villainous Don Alvarado. Show less

Contributors

Francisca:
Maureen O'Hara
Laurent Van Horn:
Paul Henreid
Don Alvarado:
Walter Slezak
Anne Bonny:
Binnie Barnes
Da Bilar:
John Emery
Captain Black:
Barton MacLane
Lieutenant Escobar:
Jack La Rue
Captain Lussan:
Ian Keith
Director:
Frank Borzage

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