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After seizing a [[History of the Royal Navy|British]] ship, female pirate captain Anne Providence ([[Jean Peters]]) spares Pierre LaRochelle ([[Louis Jourdan]]), a Frenchman captured by the British, from [[walking the plank]]. He agrees to join Providence's crew and soon she begins to fall for the handsome officer. |
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They travel to an island where they meet with her pirate mentor Captain [[Blackbeard]] (played by [[Thomas Gomez]]), who takes an instant dislike to LaRochelle although he, at first, holds back as he can see Anne has affection for him. Blackbeard eventually realises he has seen LaRochelle before in the French navy when a pirate was hanged. When he reveals this, LaRochelle claims he has left the French navy. Anne believes him, but when Blackbeard attacks him, she defends him and sends Blackbeard and his men away, making an enemy of Blackbeard. It eventually transpires that LaRochelle is working for the British as they have captured his ship, and he has a wife. He betrays Anne to the British who attack her ship. Anne escapes and takes his wife hostage. The British do not return LaRochelle's ship to him, as they did not capture Anne, so LaRochelle gets a ship of his own to go after Anne. In a battle, LaRochelle's ship is destroyed and he is captured. Anne then maroons LaRochelle and his wife on a remote island to die. She sails away, but a few days later her conscience compels her to return with provisions and a small boat. As she does so she is attacked by Blackbeard; instead of fleeing, to stop Blackbeard from finding LaRochelle she stays and fights, even though her ship is no match. Her ship is destroyed, and she is killed. |
They travel to an island where they meet with her pirate mentor Captain [[Blackbeard]] (played by [[Thomas Gomez]]), who takes an instant dislike to LaRochelle although he, at first, holds back as he can see Anne has affection for him. Blackbeard eventually realises he has seen LaRochelle before in the French navy when a pirate was hanged. When he reveals this, LaRochelle claims he has left the French navy. Anne believes him, but when Blackbeard attacks him, she defends him and sends Blackbeard and his men away, making an enemy of Blackbeard. It eventually transpires that LaRochelle is working for the British as they have captured his ship, and he has a wife. He betrays Anne to the British who attack her ship. Anne escapes and takes his wife hostage. The British do not return LaRochelle's ship to him, as they did not capture Anne, so LaRochelle gets a ship of his own to go after Anne. In a battle, LaRochelle's ship is destroyed and he is captured. Anne then maroons LaRochelle and his wife on a remote island to die. She sails away, but a few days later her conscience compels her to return with provisions and a small boat. As she does so she is attacked by Blackbeard; instead of fleeing, to stop Blackbeard from finding LaRochelle she stays and fights, even though her ship is no match. Her ship is destroyed, and she is killed. |
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| Anne of the Indies | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Written by | Arthur Caesar Philip Dunne |
| Produced by | George Jessel |
| Starring | Jean Peters Louis Jourdan Debra Paget Herbert Marshall Thomas Gomez |
| Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
| Edited by | Robert Fritch |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,550,000 (US rentals)[1][2] |
Anne of the Indies is a 1951 Technicolor adventure film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by George Jessel.
The film stars Jean Peters (the future wife of Howard Hughes) and Louis Jourdan, with Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez and James Robertson Justice.
Plot
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After seizing a British ship, female pirate captain Anne Providence (Jean Peters) spares Pierre LaRochelle (Louis Jourdan), a Frenchman captured by the British, from walking the plank. He agrees to join Providence's crew and soon she begins to fall for the handsome officer.
They travel to an island where they meet with her pirate mentor Captain Blackbeard (played by Thomas Gomez), who takes an instant dislike to LaRochelle although he, at first, holds back as he can see Anne has affection for him. Blackbeard eventually realises he has seen LaRochelle before in the French navy when a pirate was hanged. When he reveals this, LaRochelle claims he has left the French navy. Anne believes him, but when Blackbeard attacks him, she defends him and sends Blackbeard and his men away, making an enemy of Blackbeard. It eventually transpires that LaRochelle is working for the British as they have captured his ship, and he has a wife. He betrays Anne to the British who attack her ship. Anne escapes and takes his wife hostage. The British do not return LaRochelle's ship to him, as they did not capture Anne, so LaRochelle gets a ship of his own to go after Anne. In a battle, LaRochelle's ship is destroyed and he is captured. Anne then maroons LaRochelle and his wife on a remote island to die. She sails away, but a few days later her conscience compels her to return with provisions and a small boat. As she does so she is attacked by Blackbeard; instead of fleeing, to stop Blackbeard from finding LaRochelle she stays and fights, even though her ship is no match. Her ship is destroyed, and she is killed.
Cast
- Jean Peters as Anne, also known as Capt. Providence
- Louis Jourdan as Capt. Pierre François La Rochelle
- Debra Paget as Molly La Rochelle
- Herbert Marshall as Dr. Jameson
- Thomas Gomez as Blackbeard
- James Robertson Justice as Red Dougal
- Francis Pierlot as Herkimer
- Sean McClory as Hackett
- Holmes Herbert as British sea captain
- Byron Nelson as Bear handler
- Mario Siletti as Auctioneer
Story development
The story was intended to be based on the true life of pirate Anne Bonny.
"Queen Anne of the Indies" (among other proposed titles) was a short story published in the Saturday Evening Post c. 1946, by Charleston's historical fiction author, Herbert Sass. Sass was asked by New York publishers and Los Angeles studios to write a movie treatment of the story. In 1948 he offered up a fictionalized version of the true story of Anne Bonny, including a 10-page "factual basis" for the story. Studios seemed responsive, but in the end Sass was left out of the loop until the movie came out in 1951. What ended up on the screen was very different from the original story. Without writer credit to Sass, it would be difficult to convince anyone it was the same story.[3]
Susan Hayward was originally slated for the lead role, but eventually was replaced by Jean Peters.[4]
References
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 224
- ^ Sass files: South Carolina Historical Society
- ^ Local newspaper articles: South Carolina Historical Society
External links
- Anne of the Indies at IMDb
- Anne of the Indies at the TCM Movie Database
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Anne of the Indies at AllMovie
- Anne of the Indies at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films