The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Directed byDerwin Abrahams
Charles S. Gould
Written byGeorge H. Plympton
Arthur Hoerl (story and screenplay)
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringRichard Crane
David Bruce
John Crawford
George Wallace
CinematographyWilliam P. Whitley
Edited byEarl Turner
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Color processBlack and white
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1953 (1953-01-01)
Running time
15 Episodes, 97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953) was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is based in the historical figure of Captain William Kidd.

Plot

In 1697, agents Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover mission by the British Fleet to find and gather information on the notorious pirate, Captain William Kidd. Dale and Duncan soon join Kidd's crew and discover, to their surprise, that the Captain is quite different from what they had expected.

Cast

Production

This was the last costume serial and possibly the most faithful of the rare serial entries in the swashbuckling genre since Pirate Treasure.[2]

The plot was based on the possibility that the real Captain Kidd was misjudged in an unfair trial.[1]

Stock footage from feature films allowed the inclusion of seafaring scenes, which would have been too expensive to film on a serial budget. This resulted in, according to Cline, "a unique flavour for which it is fondly remembered."[2]

Chapter titles

  1. Pirate vs. Man-of-War
  2. The Fatal Shot
  3. Attacked by Captain Kidd
  4. Captured by Captain Kidd
  5. Mutiny on the Adventure's Galley
  6. Murder on the Main Deck
  7. Prisoners of War
  8. Mutiny Unmasked
  9. Pirate Against Pirate
  10. Shot from the Parapet
  11. The Flaming Fortress
  12. Before the Firing Squad
  13. In the Hands of the Mohawks
  14. Pirate Gold
  15. Captain Kidd's Last Chance

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cline, William C. (1984). "5. A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines)". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 76. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
  2. ^ a b Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 29. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
  3. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 255. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

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