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Double Crossbones (1951)

Double Crossbones poster
Directed by
Charles Barton
Genre
comedy film, swashbuckler film, pirate film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shopkeeper's apprentice is falsely accused of selling stolen goods and joins a pirate crew. He gets swept into swashbuckling adventures and tries to clear his name.

lightheartedzippywhimsicalplayfulold-fashionedcomedicromping

What happens

Double Crossbones is a 1951 American Technicolor comedy adventure film distributed by Universal International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Charles Barton and starring Donald O'Connor and Helena Carter. The plot involves a shopkeeper's apprentice who becomes a pirate after being falsely accused of selling stolen goods. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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