Pirates of the High Seas
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Pirates of the High Seas (1950) is the 44th serial released by Columbia Pictures
. It starred the heroic Buster Crabbe
, along with Lois Hall
and Tommy Farrell
, under the direction of Spencer Gordon Bennet
and Thomas Carr
. It was a Sam Katzman
production.
. Several other people, including Walsh's sister, all want to go to the island. Drake and his friends encounter multiple dangers when they are attacked by a gang also looking for the stolen diamonds.
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Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. It starred the heroic Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
, along with Lois Hall
Lois Hall
-Biography:Hall was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Lois Grace , a teacher, and Ralph Stewart Hall, a businessman and inventor...
and Tommy Farrell
Tommy Farrell
Tommy Farrell was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 80 films between 1944 and 1979, according to the Internet Movie Database. Sometimes he is credited as Tommie Farrell or Tom Farrell.-Career:...
, under the direction of Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
and Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr (director)
Thomas Carr was an American film director of Hollywood movies and television programs.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1907, Carr was born into an acting family. His father was the actor William Carr and his mother was the actress Mary Carr. Thomas Carr followed the family...
. It was a Sam Katzman
Sam Katzman
Sam Katzman was an American film producer and director. Born into a poor Jewish family, Katzman went to work as a stage laborer at the age of 13 in the fledgling East Coast film industry...
production.
Plot
Adventurer Jeff Drake sails to a Pacific island in aid of Kelly Walsh, an old friend whose freight line is being sabotaged by a ghost ship (such as the classic Flying Dutchman). Drake and Walsh's investigation concerns the search for Walter Castell, an escaped convict who stole 5 million dollars in diamonds at the close of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Several other people, including Walsh's sister, all want to go to the island. Drake and his friends encounter multiple dangers when they are attacked by a gang also looking for the stolen diamonds.
Cast
- Buster CrabbeBuster CrabbeClarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
as Jeff Drake. This was the only serial in which Crabbe played an original character, rather than one adapted from another source. - Lois HallLois Hall-Biography:Hall was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Lois Grace , a teacher, and Ralph Stewart Hall, a businessman and inventor...
as Carol Walsh - Tommy FarrellTommy FarrellTommy Farrell was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 80 films between 1944 and 1979, according to the Internet Movie Database. Sometimes he is credited as Tommie Farrell or Tom Farrell.-Career:...
as Kelly Walsh - Gene RothGene RothGene Roth was an American film actor. Born in Redfield, South Dakota, Roth was born Eugene Oliver Edgar Stutenroth...
as Gov. Frederick Whitlock - Tristram CoffinTris CoffinTristram Coffin , also known as Tris Coffin, was a film and television actor from the latter 1930s through the 1970s, usually in westerns or other action-adventure productions.-Biography:...
as Walter Castell - Stanley PriceStanley PriceStanley Price was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was born in Kansas, United States.-Career:...
as Lamar, Whitlock's aide - Marshall ReedMarshall Reed----Marshall Reed was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1943 and 1978. He was born in Englewood, Colorado.-Career:...
as Shark Wilson, phantom cruiser thug-captain - Rusty WescoattRusty WescoattRusty Wescoatt was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 80 films between 1947 and 1965, according to the Internet Movie Database. He was born in Hawaii....
as Adams, burly phantom cruiser thug - Terry FrostTerry Frost (actor)Terry Frost was an American actor who appeared in dozens of Western films during the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:...
as Carter, Patrol 6 thug-driver - Pierce LydenPierce LydenPierce Lyden was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.-Early life:Pierce Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth in rural Franklin County, Nebraska, on January 8, 1908. Son of a horse buyer for the U.S...
as Durk, Patrol 6 thug-leader] - Neyle Morrow as Kalana
- Symona BonifaceSymona BonifaceSymona Boniface was an American film actress. She appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1956.-Career:...
as The Lotus Lady - Hugh ProsserHugh ProsserHugh Prosser was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 90 films between 1936 and 1953.A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villains, but also satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part...
as Roper, Jeff's first mate - Lee RobertsLee RobertsLee Roberts was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts.-Career:Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 and 1959, according to the Internet Movie Data Base...
as Barker, phantom cruiser thug - William FawcettWilliam Fawcett (actor)William "Bill" Fawcett was a character actor in Hollywood B-films and in television. His career extended from 1946 until the early 1970s. He is probably best remembered for his role as the cantankerous, rusty-voiced Pete Wilkey of the Broken Wheel Ranch on the NBC series Fury, co-starring Peter...
as Ben Wharton
Production
Pirates of the High Seas qualifies as both a sea and a jungle story, due to action taking place on uncharted islands.Chapter titles
- Mystery Mission
- Attacked by Pirates
- Dangerous Depths
- Blasted to Atoms
- The Missing Mate
- Secret of the Ivory Case
- Captured by Savages
- The Vanishing Music Box
- Booby Trap
- Savage Snare
- Sinister Cavern
- Blast from the Depths
- Cave In
- Secret of the Music Box
- Diamonds from the Sea
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