Captain Kidd (1945) |
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| Director(s) | Rowland V. Lee |
| Producer(s) | Benedict Bogeaus, James Nasser |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Biographical, Drama, Historical |
| Top Topics | Pirate, Sailors / The Sea, Swashbucklers, Treasure |
Featured Cast of Captain Kidd See More »
Charles Laughton(as Capt. William Kidd)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
Charles Laughton
(as Capt. William Kidd)
Randolph Scott(as Adam Mercy / Adam Blayne)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
Randolph Scott
(as Adam Mercy / Adam Blay...)
John Carradine(as Orange Povey)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
John Carradine
(as Orange Povey)
Gilbert Roland(as Jose Lorenzo)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
Gilbert Roland
(as Jose Lorenzo)
John Qualen(as Bart Blivens)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
John Qualen
(as Bart Blivens)
Sheldon Leonard(as Cyprian Boyle)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
Sheldon Leonard
(as Cyprian Boyle)
William Farnum(as Capt. Rawson)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
William Farnum
(as Capt. Rawson)
Henry Daniell(as King William III)
Captain Kidd
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1945
Captain Kidd
Released
1945
Henry Daniell
(as King William III)
Captain Kidd Overview:
Captain Kidd (1945) was a Biographical - Adventure Film directed by Rowland V. Lee and produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser.
Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Werner Janssen | Nominated |
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Captain Kidd Quotes:
Capt. William Kidd:
Look you then! I want men with iron in their blood and steel in their sinews. And the first up here is the first enlisted!
Capt. William Kidd:
I'm one of nature's gentlemen, but I need polish, my good man. If I'm to improve myself...
Cary Shadwell: A gentleman only employs the term "My good man" when addressing lower servants or his inferiors, sir.
Capt. William Kidd: You see...
[sucks his teeth]
Capt. William Kidd: ...that's why I want you.
[sucks his teeth again]
Capt. William Kidd: With my upbringing...
Cary Shadwell: A gentleman never sucks his teeth, sir. Many a man's social career has been ruined by less, sir.
Cary Shadwell: A gentleman only employs the term "My good man" when addressing lower servants or his inferiors, sir.
Capt. William Kidd: You see...
[sucks his teeth]
Capt. William Kidd: ...that's why I want you.
[sucks his teeth again]
Capt. William Kidd: With my upbringing...
Cary Shadwell: A gentleman never sucks his teeth, sir. Many a man's social career has been ruined by less, sir.
[Adam Mercy unearths a skull]
Adam Mercy: Who might this be?
Orange Povey: Perhaps a man that asked too many questions.
Adam Mercy: Who might this be?
Orange Povey: Perhaps a man that asked too many questions.
Capt. William Kidd:
Governor, would you be good enough to tell them what we're here for?
Newgate Prison Governor Landers: Give heed you-you vermin. Here's news to your advantage...
First prisoner: Is the hangman dead, then?
Second prisoner: Out with it, Jock Nastyface! Is it that your mother's turned into an honest woman?
Newgate Prison Governor Landers: Silence you mutinous dogs! If another man speaks. I'll trice him up by the thumbs and flog him raw!
Capt. William Kidd: Tsk-tsk-tsk. Is that the way to win the love of these unfortunate gentleman?
Newgate Prison Governor Landers: Give heed you-you vermin. Here's news to your advantage...
First prisoner: Is the hangman dead, then?
Second prisoner: Out with it, Jock Nastyface! Is it that your mother's turned into an honest woman?
Newgate Prison Governor Landers: Silence you mutinous dogs! If another man speaks. I'll trice him up by the thumbs and flog him raw!
Capt. William Kidd: Tsk-tsk-tsk. Is that the way to win the love of these unfortunate gentleman?
[last lines]
King William III: Captain Kidd is dead, my Lord Blayne. His account is closed. Now in what manner can I atone for the injustice I worked upon your father? Off with you, First Sea Lord. What do you suggest?
First Sea Lord: We've a fine frigate of 50 guns commissioned for American waters that we thought of naming the "Lady Anne."
King William III: It should be a wedding gift to you from the crown for your loyalty and service to King and Country.
See More Quotes from Captain KiddKing William III: Captain Kidd is dead, my Lord Blayne. His account is closed. Now in what manner can I atone for the injustice I worked upon your father? Off with you, First Sea Lord. What do you suggest?
First Sea Lord: We've a fine frigate of 50 guns commissioned for American waters that we thought of naming the "Lady Anne."
King William III: It should be a wedding gift to you from the crown for your loyalty and service to King and Country.
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Four years before this movie was made, Charles Laughton co-starred in It Started with Eve, In that film, Laughton's character, Jonathan Reynolds Sr., is said to have been born two centuries too late. The assistant newspaper editor comments that he could have been "Captain Kidd himself".