Captain Scarlett

1952
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1h 15m

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Captain Scarlett returns from gallivanting around the country-side after the Napoleonic wars and finds life in southern France very different. He saves a beautiful princess from an arranged ... Read allCaptain Scarlett returns from gallivanting around the country-side after the Napoleonic wars and finds life in southern France very different. He saves a beautiful princess from an arranged marriage to an evil count, protects many of the people from being persecuted by the Duke o... Read allCaptain Scarlett returns from gallivanting around the country-side after the Napoleonic wars and finds life in southern France very different. He saves a beautiful princess from an arranged marriage to an evil count, protects many of the people from being persecuted by the Duke of Corlais, and eventually rids the country of the scourge of Corlais' power.

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Richard Greene

Capt. Carlos Scarlett

Leonora Amar

Princess Maria

Nedrick Young

Pierre DuCloux

Manolo Fábregas

The Duke de Corlaine
(as Manuel Fabregas)

Eduardo Noriega

Count Villiers
(as Edward Noriega)

Carlos Múzquiz

Etienne Dumas
(as Carlos Musquiz)

Isabel del Puerto

Josephine Prenez
(as Isabel Del Puerto)

Jorge Treviño

The Friar
(as George Treviño)

Director
- Thomas Carr
Writer
- Howard Dimsdale
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Trivia
Captain Scarlett (1952) is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Thomas Carr, that was shot in Mexico as three episodes of a television pilot. The film is set in France following the fall of Napoleon, stars Richard Greene in the title role as a Robin Hood-type avenger and the Brazilian actress Leonora Amar in her final screen role as "Princess Maria."

Goofs
The same set is used for the entrance to Count Villiers' house in early scenes and for the road block later in the movie.

Quotes
Count Villiers: You're a stranger.
Capt. Carlos Scarlett: Only to people who don't know me.
Count Villiers: You're insolent.
Capt. Carlos Scarlett: Only to people I don't like.
Count Villiers: Men have been known to cut their own throats with their own sharp tongues.
Capt. Carlos Scarlett: I use steel for any cutting that I want to do.

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: "Following the defeat of Napoleon, France was in a state of unrest. Many of the Royalists who had fled to England returned to exact vengeance for their real and fancied wrongs."

Some turned the situation to their personal advantage . . . becoming Tyrants and Petty Dictators . . .

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4/10

Definitely not indestructible.

"Following the defeat of Napoleon, France was in a state of unrest. Many of the Royalists who had fled to England returned to exact vengeance for their real and fancied wrongs. Some turned the situation to their personal advantage...becoming Tyrants and Petty Dictators...."

Set in France but filmed in Mexico, Captain Scarlett is a hum-drum swashbuckler short on thrills, spills and originality of story. Richard Greene stars as the titular Scarlett, who sets about righting wrongs as he gathers supporters and catches the eyes of the babes. It's a sort of low rent Robin Hood, the Gallic version, Greene is dandy as usual, the costuming pleasing and with it running at just 75 minutes it moves along fast enough and doesn't outstay its welcome. But it's all pretty stale and way down on the list of swashbucklers to see before you die. 4/10