Captain Blood
Seen it?1924 | 110 min | War, Action, Adventure, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, action fans and history buffs. If you loved The Three Musketeers, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1924: an older pace and style.
Young Irish physician Peter Blood is exiled as a slave to Barbados, where he and his friend Jeremy are purchased by Colonel Bishop at the behest of his niece Arabella. With other slaves he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the terror of the Caribbean privateers until offered a commission in the English Navy. He defeats the French at Port Royal, and as a reward he is named governor of Jamaica and marries Arabella.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Smith, Albert E. Smith
- J. Warren KerriganCapt. Peter Blood
- Jean PaigeArabella Bishop
- Charlotte MerriamMary Traill
- James MorrisonJeremy Pitt
- Allan ForrestLord Julian Wade
- Bertram GrassbyDon Diego
- Otis HarlanCorliss
- Jack CurtisWolverstone
- Wilfrid NorthCol. Bishop
- Otto MatiesonLord Jeffreys