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Donald O’Connor (Singin’ in the Rain) stars as a bumbling shopkeeper’s apprentice who finds his true calling on the South Seas in the comedy adventure Double Crossbones. When Davey Crandall (O’Connor) and his coworker, Tom Botts (Will Geer, Broken Arrow), are falsely accused of dealing in stolen treasure, they try to find refuge onboard Captain Ben Wickett’s ship. Through a series of hilarious mishaps, Davey soon finds himself the supposed captain and is embraced by the ruthless pirate community. Can this former man of peace still find his way into the heart of the righteous Lady Sylvia (Helena Carter, Time Out of Mind) or will his newfound pirate ways send her into the arms of another man? Set sail for romance and redemption in this lively Technicolor classic from director Charles Barton (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
Original Release
03/30/1951
US Release
04/26/1951
Cast
Name | Character |
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Donald O'Connor | Davey Crandall |
Helena Carter | Lady Sylvia Copeland |
Will Geer | Tom Botts |
John Emery | Gov. Elden / Governor Elden |
Stanley Logan | Lord Montrose |
Kathryn Givney | Lady Montrose |
Hayden Rorke | Malcolm Giles |
Morgan Farley | Caleb Nicholas |
Robert Barrat | Henry Morgan |
Alan Napier | Capt. Kidd |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Donald O'Connor | Davey Crandall |
Helena Carter | Lady Sylvia Copeland |
Will Geer | Tom Botts |
John Emery | Gov. Elden / Governor Elden |
Stanley Logan | Lord Montrose |
Kathryn Givney | Lady Montrose |
Hayden Rorke | Malcolm Giles |
Morgan Farley | Caleb Nicholas |
Robert Barrat | Henry Morgan |
Alan Napier | Capt. Kidd |
Glenn Strange | Capt. Ben Avery |
Louis Bacigalupi | Blackbeard |
Hope Emerson | Mistress Ann Bonney |
Charles McGraw | Capt. Ben Wickett |
James Arness | Bullock |
Paul Bradley | Party Guest |
George Bruggeman | Ship Crewman |
Ralph Byrd | Will |
Albert Cavens | Pirate |
Jeff Chandler | Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Leonard Goldstein | Producer |