The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
Synopsis of The Master of Ballantrae
Errol Flynn buckled his last swash in The Master of Ballantrae, playing out the final film of his Warner Brothers contract in this high seas adventure, liberally adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson yarn. Flynn plays Jamie Durrisdeer, a Scottish heir, who fights for freedom against the British. When the rebels are defeated, Jamie must flee to the West Indies with Col. Francis Burke (Roger Livesey), an Irish soldier of fortune, in order to escape capture. After battling pirates, Jamie puts together a small fortune and returns to Scotland to marry his true love, Lady Alison (Beatrice Campbell). But Jamie's hopes are dashed when he finds that Lady Alison, thinking that Jamie was dead, is now engaged to his brother Henry (Anthony Steel), who may have betrayed Jamie to the English. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of The Master of Ballantrae
- Errol Flynn - Jamie Durrisdeer
- Anthony Steel - Henry Durrisdeer
- Yvonne Furneaux - Jessie Brown
- Jacques Berthier - Arnaud
- Charles Goldner - Mendoza
- Francis de Wolff - Matthew Bull
- Moultrie Kelsall - MacCauley
- Stephen Vercoe
- Roger Livesey - Col. Francis Burke
- Beatrice Campbell - Lady Alison
- Felix Aylmer - Lord Durrisdeer
- Mervyn Johns - MacKellar
- Ralph Truman - Maj. Clarendon
- Gillian Lynne - Marianne
- Charles Carson - Col. Banks
- Jack Taylor
- Director(s):
- William Keighley
- Writer(s):
- Herb Meadow, Harold Medford
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