Anne of the Indies (1951)
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Jean Peters is at her feisty best in Anne of the Indies. Harboring a grudge against all men (and not without reason), Anne becomes "Captain Providence," one of the most notorious pirate leaders of the Spanish Main. Anne is pursued by French captain Pierre la Rochelle (Louis Jourdan), who intends to bring her to justice. To this end, La Rochelle makes romantic overtures to Anne, but she gloms onto his scheme and abducts the captain and his wife Molly (Debra Paget). After leaving her victims to die on a desert island, Anne relents and rescues them. She later fully redeems herself (at great personal cost) during a battle with her fiercest rival, Blackbeard (Thomas Gomez). Few actresses could have pulled off the contrarily-written title character in Anne of the Indies with as much determination and conviction as Jean Peters; surprisingly, the actress was reportedly never comfortable before the cameras, often insisting that she'd rather be a schoolteacher! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Jean Peters - Capt. Anne Bonney
- Debra Paget - Molly
- Thomas Gomez - Blackbeard
- Francis Pierlot - Herkimer
- Byron Nelson - Bear Handler
- Mario Siletti - Auctioneer
- Olaf Hytten - Cmdr. Harris
- Sheldon Jett - Innkeeper
- Harry Carter - Pirate
- Bob Stephenson - Tavern Host
- Louis Jourdan - Capt. Pierre Francois La Rochelle
- Herbert Marshall - Dr. Jameson
- James Robertson Justice - Red Dougal
- Sean McClory - Hackett
- Douglas Bennett - Bear Wrestler
- Lester Matthews - Wherry
- William Walker - Servant
- Gene Ramey - Singer
- Holmes Herbert - English Sea Captain
- Director(s):
- Jacques Tourneur
- Writer(s):
- Art Caesar, Philip Dunne
- Producer(s):
- George Jessel
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