Botany Bay (1953) |
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| Director(s) | John Farrow |
| Producer(s) | Joseph Sistrom |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Swashbucklers |
Featured Cast of Botany Bay See More »
Alan Ladd(as Hugh Tallant)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Alan Ladd
(as Hugh Tallant)
James Mason(as Capt. Paul Gilbert)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
James Mason
(as Capt. Paul Gilbert)
Cedric Hardwicke(as Gov. Phillip)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Cedric Hardwicke
(as Gov. Phillip)
Jonathan Harris(as Tom Oakly)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Jonathan Harris
(as Tom Oakly)
Ben Wright(as Deck Officer Green)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Ben Wright
(as Deck Officer Green)
David Torrence(as Prison governor)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
David Torrence
(as Prison governor)
Frank Hagney(as Guard)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Frank Hagney
(as Guard)
Sean McClory(as Marine Sergeant)
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Botany Bay
Released
1953
Sean McClory
(as Marine Sergeant)
Botany Bay Overview:
Botany Bay (1953) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by John Farrow and produced by Joseph Sistrom.
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Botany Bay Quotes:
Capt. Paul Gilbert:
[after sentencing Hugh Tallant to a 50-lash whipping] I don't want any danger of infection. Have you the salt ready for his wounds?
Capt. Paul Gilbert:
Mr. Green, you will make preparations for keelhauling the prisoners.
Second Mate Spencer: Captain Gilbert, no man has been keelhauled on an English ship for fifty years.
Capt. Paul Gilbert: Oh, I don't think it's been that long.
See More Quotes from Botany BaySecond Mate Spencer: Captain Gilbert, no man has been keelhauled on an English ship for fifty years.
Capt. Paul Gilbert: Oh, I don't think it's been that long.
Botany Bay Facts
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According to his biography, Alan Ladd summed up his role in "Botany Bay" as follows: "I'm a hell of a hero in this picture. I kill nine guys and duel and talk and talk and talk and make love all over the place. Don't miss me. I'm very big."
The figurehead on the prow of the ship is a full body and face cast of Jan Sterling.
Jonathan Harris' movie debut.
May be the only movie in which the leading man, Alan Ladd, is subjected to that naval punishment known as keelhauling - being dragged under the ship's keel from a rope that looped beneath the vessel, which could end up in dismemberment or death by drowning.