Anne of the Indies (1951) on Netflix
Anne Providence, a pirate captain, spares a French prisoner, Pierre LaRochelle, from walking the plank and takes him into her crew. Her mentor Blackbeard distrusts him, and Anne defends him.
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Plot summary
Anne Providence is a pirate captain who commands her own ship and crew. After seizing a British ship, she spares LaRochelle, a Frenchman the British had captured, from walking the plank, and he agrees to join her crew. Anne falls in love with him. She sails to an island to meet Captain Blackbeard, her mentor among the pirates, who dislikes the newcomer. Blackbeard has seen LaRochelle before, in the French navy, at the hanging of a pirate, and LaRochelle claims the service dismissed him. Anne believes him. When Blackbeard attacks him, she takes his side and drives Blackbeard and his men off.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Anne of the Indies (1951)
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- Anne of the Indies was based on a 1947 Saturday Evening Post short story by Herbert Sass, who in 1948 offered a fictionalized version of the true story of pirate Anne Bonny with a 10-page "factual basis"; the final film bore little resemblance to his story.
- Susan Hayward was still attached to star as the pirate captain when Fox bought the story in May 1950, with Arthur Caesar writing the script and George Jessel producing, but she was ultimately unable to appear.
- Valentina Cortesa was removed from the project in January 1951, reportedly because of her accent, and Constance Smith was tested; the title role was eventually awarded to Jean Peters, her first starring role.
