Pirates of Monterey

Pirates of Monterey (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1947 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Alfred L. Werker

Written By:
Sam Hellman
Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Actors:
Maria Montez ..... Marguerita Novarro
Rod Cameron ..... Captain Phillip Kent
Mikhail Rasumny ..... Sergeant Pio
Phillip Reed ..... Lt. Carlo Ortega
Gilbert Roland ..... Major de Roja
Gale Sondergaard ..... Señorita de Sola
Tamara Shayne ..... Filomena
Robert Warwick ..... Governor de Sola
Michael Raffetto ..... Sgt. Gomara
Neyle Morrow ..... Manuel de Roja
Victor Varconi ..... Capt. Cordova
Charles Wagenheim ..... Juan

Synopsis:

Captain Phillip Kent, a soldier of fortune, and his friend Sergeant Pio, journey from Mexico City to Monterey on a secret mission. Their assignment consists in delivering state-of-the art new guns that will help the Californians fight against Spanish royalists who, disguised as pirates, keep ransacking their towns, villages and forts. Once in Los Angeles, they meet two women, Marguerita and Filomena, who have just missed the stagecoach. Kent reluctantly accepts to escort them but soon falls for the prettier while Pio does not remain insensitive to Filomena. However, after a wonderful night in Santa Barbara, the two ladies vanish in the haze. Overcoming their disappointment, the two men hit the road again and finally reach Monterey where they are welcomed by Lieutenant Ortega, Phillip's best friend. Besides a tricky situation due to the constant attacks of the 'pirates', Phillip discovers a new unsettling fact: Marguerita is there in order to be officially engaged to Ortega...

Pirates of Monterey is set during the early 19th century, at a time when California was asserting its independence from Mexico. Rod Cameron plays Phillip Kent, a devil-may-care mercenary hired to transport a shipment of rifles to the American army detachment at Monterey. Along the way, he is forced to do battle with Mexicans, Indians and various and assorted thieves. Somehow, he finds time to pitch woo with the tempestuous Marguerita (Maria Montez), whose fiery Mexican dance routines are something to behold. Less exciting to watch than it is to read about, Pirates of Monterey at least has the advantage of Technicolor.

Hero smuggling guns to the new Mexican republican falls in love with a girl who is engaged to his friend; latter releases her to marry the American.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 11 November, 2010.

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