Double Crossbones

Overview

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked captain and crew to desert the ship. The two find themselves alone, and when a lucky cannon shot hits a mast on a British ship, they find themselves mistaken for pirates. They sail to Tortuga, where they recruit such notorious corsairs as Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney, and Blackbeard to lay siege to Chaleston and expose the villain Elden.

Directed by Charles Barton

Top cast

Donald O'Connor

Davey Crandall

Helena Carter

Lady Sylvia Copeland

Will Geer

Tom Botts

John Emery

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

L

Louis Bacigalupi

Blackbeard

Hope Emerson

Mistress Ann Bonney

Charles McGraw

Capt. Ben Wickett

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