After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa (John Payne) takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida (Donna Reed), intending to trade her to her fiancé, Capt. Jose Salcedo (Gerald Mohr), for a handsome ransom. But Barbarossa falls in love with Alida, who meanwhile discovers that the roguish swashbuckler is more honorable than her erstwhile betrothed.
Usually known for musicals, film noir/crime and westerns, the underrated John Payne tries his hand at the pirate genre, and does an admirable job, showing much gusto and emotion in some scenes. Donna Reed does well as the spirited heroine who spurns our hero, but not for long. Gerald Mohr and Antony Caruso are the heavies.
Raiders of the seven seas is a typical pirate adventure, which is rather enlivened by Payne and Reed. There's some action, though it's quite brief, but it's the lively plot that carries you over. The second half is the best when Payne and his bunch find that the family and kids they left behind on the island are killed by the Spaniards.
An enjoyable film that should have ended with a duel between Payne and Mohr.
Usually known for musicals, film noir/crime and westerns, the underrated John Payne tries his hand at the pirate genre, and does an admirable job, showing much gusto and emotion in some scenes. Donna Reed does well as the spirited heroine who spurns our hero, but not for long. Gerald Mohr and Antony Caruso are the heavies.
Raiders of the seven seas is a typical pirate adventure, which is rather enlivened by Payne and Reed. There's some action, though it's quite brief, but it's the lively plot that carries you over. The second half is the best when Payne and his bunch find that the family and kids they left behind on the island are killed by the Spaniards.
An enjoyable film that should have ended with a duel between Payne and Mohr.