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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Captain Scarlett (1953)

An American action swashbuckling film directed by Thomas Carr, starring Richard Greene.
An infamous swashbuckler named Captain Scarlett saves a princess from highwaymen and from being married against her will. After escaping from jail with the exact highwayman from whom he saved the princess, the two men save the princess yet again.
I believe that this may be an early influence on such films as Fanfan La Tulipe (2003) and The Princess Bride (1987). There's also a Conan The Destroyer (1984) scene in which the group gathers around a campfire while the leading man teaches the leading woman swordplay. The video was grainy and gritty, but not nasty and the audio was equivalent. The plot and characters were good; I actually enjoyed watching and it kept my attention. The score for the soundtrack added style with some epic classical music similar to that of The Princess Bride. After saying so many nice things about this film, I would have to be a real jerk to rate it anything less than good.