Captain Pirate 1952

 

Starring: Louis Hayward

A reformed pirate, accused of sacking Cartagena, returns to piracy to discover the perpetrators.

I love a good pirate movie and this ticks all the boxes. Plenty of swash and buckle, canon balls and drinking of rum. 6/10

Neutral Port 1940

 

Starring: Will Fyffe

A merchant navy captain avenges the loss of his ship by sabotaging a German U-boat.

War propaganda, highly irritating now. Lots of shouting and breast beating about nationality. A couple of reasonable scenes, otherwise completely forgettable.   3/10

All For Mary 1955

 

Starring: Kathleen Harrison

Two rivals for the hand of the pretty daughter of a Swiss hotelier are struck down by chicken pox and cared for by the old nanny of one of them.

Very dated, as much as I like David Tomlinson, this is watchable but just a little silly. A nanny ordering around two middle aged men just doesn't hold water nowadays. Nice scenery though.  5/10

Frontier Marshal 1939

 

Starring: Randolph Scott

Wyatt Earp cleans up Tombstone.

All the big-hitters here, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, the Okay Coral. Fascinating to see how Tombstone was depicted as a busy, bustling, riotous place. I wonder how near the truth all of this was. I found this interesting more than gripping.   6/10