CRIMSON PIRATE

 

 

Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher

Warner Bros.; Directed by Robert Siodmak

105 minutes; 1952

 

 

Vallo (Lancaster) is the captain of a pirate ship who becomes involved in the revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700’s.  Vallo seizes a heavily armed vessel and a very uncooperative captain named Gruda.  A plot to capture a rebel leader, a lucrative arms sale and love on the high seas all crash head-on in this zany tribute to the pirate movies of the 20’s and 30’s.