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  • The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)
  • Approved
    230 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)
Approved
230 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The British Admirality assigns two officers, Richard Dale and Alan Duncan, to gather evidence to convict Captain Kidd of piracy in the English courts. They sail for New York to learn the whereabouts of Kidd, and posing as ordinary seamen, ...See moreThe British Admirality assigns two officers, Richard Dale and Alan Duncan, to gather evidence to convict Captain Kidd of piracy in the English courts. They sail for New York to learn the whereabouts of Kidd, and posing as ordinary seamen, they join his crew. They learn that Kidd, the legendary swashbuckler of the seven seas, is not a a villain who scourges and plunders at will, but a man whose loyalty to England knows no bounds, a maritime adventurer who attacks only enemy French vessels and those of the pirates that sail against the British Empire. But can they keep him from being betrayed by his enemies and hanged? Written by Les Adams See less
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Directors
Derwin Abrahams (as Derwin Abbe) | Charles S. Gould
Writers
Arthur Hoerl (story) (screenplay) | George H. Plympton (story) (screenplay)
Producer
Cinematographer
William P. Whitley (as William Whitley)
Editor
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Updated Sep 17, 1953

Release date
Sep 17, 1953 (United States)

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Cast

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63 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Crane
Richard Dale Richard Dale   See fewer
David Bruce
Alan Duncan Alan Duncan   See fewer
John Crawford
Capt. Kidd Capt. Kidd   See fewer
George D. Wallace
Buller (as George Wallace) Buller (as George Wallace)   See fewer
Paul Newlan
Long Ben Avery Long Ben Avery   See fewer
Nick Stuart
Dr. Brandt Dr. Brandt   See fewer
Terry Frost
William Moore William Moore   See fewer
John Hart
Jenkins Jenkins   See fewer
Marshall Reed
Capt. Robert Culliford Capt. Robert Culliford   See fewer
Willetta Smith
Princess Princess   See fewer
Victor Adamson
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Andrews
Trapper (uncredited) Trapper (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon Armitage
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Avonde
Captain of City Guard (uncredited) Captain of City Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Bostonian (uncredited) Bostonian (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Booth
Tavern Patron (uncredited) Tavern Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Marshall Bradford
Admiral (uncredited) Admiral (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bruggeman
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Cavens
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Trapper (uncredited) Trapper (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Coontz
Argus Crewman (uncredited) Argus Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Corrigan
Docklin (uncredited) Docklin (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Crosby
James Emmett (uncredited) James Emmett (uncredited)   See fewer
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Culliford's Crewman (uncredited) Culliford's Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerado Decordovier
Native (uncredited) Native (uncredited)   See fewer
George Eldredge
Man O' War Captain (uncredited) Man O' War Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Ellis
Kidd's Ship's Wheelman (uncredited) Kidd's Ship's Wheelman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Farrell
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
William Fawcett
Ladle (uncredited) Ladle (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Ferguson
Sailor Escaping Fire (uncredited) Sailor Escaping Fire (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Fox
Elias Smith (uncredited) Elias Smith (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard P. Geer
Culliford Crewman (uncredited) Culliford Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Hack
Docklin Henchman (uncredited) Docklin Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Hayes
Pirate (uncredited) Pirate (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Hendricks
Argus Crewman (uncredited) Argus Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Horvath
Street Thief (uncredited) Street Thief (uncredited)   See fewer
Whitey Hughes
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Keymas
Sailor in the Argus Brig (uncredited) Sailor in the Argus Brig (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles King
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Nelson Leigh
Robert Langdon (uncredited) Robert Langdon (uncredited)   See fewer
Pierce Lyden
Kidd Crewma (uncredited) Kidd Crewma (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lynn
London Official (uncredited) London Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy McCoy
Tavern Patron (uncredited) Tavern Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Mell
Greenway (uncredited) Greenway (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Merrill
Lord Bellmore (uncredited) Lord Bellmore (uncredited)   See fewer
Zon Murray
Capt. Thomas Tew (uncredited) Capt. Thomas Tew (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Osborne
Old Hannibal (uncredited) Old Hannibal (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Price
French Ship Captain (uncredited) French Ship Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Reid
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Keith Richards
British Ship Captain (uncredited) British Ship Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Ritch
Barrett (uncredited) Barrett (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Roth
Prisoner in Culliford's Brig (uncredited) Prisoner in Culliford's Brig (uncredited)   See fewer
John Roy
Street Thief (uncredited) Street Thief (uncredited)   See fewer
Sandy Sanders
Man O' War Officer (uncredited) Man O' War Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Milan Smith
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyle Talbot
Boston Official (uncredited) Boston Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Tornek
Trapper (uncredited) Trapper (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Wyatt Sr.
Kidd Crewman (uncredited) Kidd Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
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