Pirates of the High Seas

Pirates of the High Seas

260 mins | Crime, Action, Adventure | Nov. 2, 1950

For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrorize. Who were these men and women? As you dig beneath the myth of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and other legendary warriors of the waters in this docudrama, you'll discover who they were and what motivated them to wreak havoc wherever they sailed. Includes the movie Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island.

Pirates of the High Seas

260 mins | Crime, Action, Adventure | Nov. 2, 1950

Pirates of the High Seas
For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrorize. Who were these men and women? As you dig beneath the myth of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and other legendary warriors of the waters in this docudrama, you'll discover who they were and what motivated them to wreak havoc wherever they sailed. Includes the movie Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island.
Producers Sam Katzman Productions
Original title Pirates of the High Seas
Directors Thomas Carr, Spencer Gordon Bennet
Writers David Mathews, Charles R. Condon, Joseph F. Poland, George H. Plympton

Cast

Buster Crabbe

as Jeff Drake

Lois Hall

as Carol Walsh

Tommy Farrell

as Kelly Walsh

Gene Roth

as Gov. Frederick Whitlock

Tris Coffin

as Walter Castell

Neyle Morrow

as Kalana

Stanley Price

as Lamar - Whitlock's Aide

Hugh Prosser

as Roper - Jeff's First Mate [Chs.1-2, 5-8]

Symona Boniface

as Lotus Lady

William Fawcett

as Ben Wharton [Chs.7-9]

Terry Frost

as Carter - Patrol 6 Henchman

Lee Roberts

as Barker - Phantom Cruiser Henchman [Chs.1-4]

Rusty Wescoatt

as Adams - Phantom Cruiser Henchman

Pierce Lyden

as Durk - Patrol 6 Henchman

I. Stanford Jolley

as Turner - Trader [Ch.1]

Marshall Reed

as Shark Wilson - Phantom Cruiser Captain