Name: Captain Scarlett
Genre: Adventure, Action
Released: 1953-09-12
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Richard Greene, Leonora Amar, Nedrick Young, Eduardo Noriega, Carlos Múzquiz

Captain Scarlett

Captain Scarlett rescues Princess Maria from being abducted while travelling. She's not exactly grateful. He finds out that she is to be married to a man she doesn't like, so Captain Scarlet attempts to help her but winds up in prison for his efforts. He escapes and finally helps the reluctant bride who winds up joining Captain Scarlett and his sidekick and they become something along the lines of the three musketeers.

AdventureAction

DirectorThomas Carr

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateSeptember 12, 1953

Runtime1h 15m

John Chard

@John Chard

February 12, 20154/10

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