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Title: Father of Swashbuckers
Review: This is the film that made Errol Flynn a star. Personally, I think that many of his others are better but that does not stop this one from being entertaining.The story concern Dr. Blood, an Englishman wrongly accused of treason against the British crown. Instead of being hanged, he is sentenced to slavery in Jamaica. He chafes under slavery and mistreatment, resenting the idea of being property much more than any of the cruel treatment he receives. During a pirate raid, he manages to escape and become a quite successful pirate himself. In his success, though, he cannot forget the Englishwoman (Olivia DeHavilland) who was kind to him or that she once bought him. Eventually, he manages to buy her from another pirate and seeks to redeem his name and his reputation.It is an engaging film. It has action, adventure, drama, love and conflicts of interest. The fencing is nice too. The studios had true masters of the sword back then.
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