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Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian, and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and keep the nefarious Prince John off the throne. When Marrion is captured, Robin and his men decide to storm Nottingham Castle to rescue her.

$25.00

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Black Swan, The

1942 Warner Bros Film -- Dir: Henry King

starring Tyrone Power, Mareen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, George Zucco

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of Buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

$22.00

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Captain Blood

1935 Warner Bros Film -- Dir: Michael Curtiz

starring Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Basil Rathbone

Famous 17th century pirate captain William Kidd comes to vibrant life in the hands of Charles Laughton in the high seas swashbuckler Captain Kidd. Kidd tricks King William III (Henry Daniel) into appointing him the protector of a ship loaded with valuable treasure. He intends to steal the cargo for himself, which he does with the aid of his devious lieutenants (portrayed by Gilbert Roland and John Carradine). Adam Merry (Randolph Scott) and kidnapped noblewoman Lady Ann Falconer (Barbara Britton) help bring Kidd to justice at the end of a rope. Werner Janssen's music for this seafaring adventure received a 1945 Academy Award¨ nomination for "Best Musical Score."

$20.00

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Captain Kidd

1945 United Artists Film -- Dir: Rowland Lee

starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton

$10.00

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Crimson Pirate, The

1952 Warner Bros Film -- Dir: Robert Siodmak

starring Burt Lancaster, Eva Bartok

Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball Scientist, sailing ships, naval fights, and tons of swordplay.

$20.00

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Mark of Zorro, The

1940 Fox Film -- Dir: Rouben Mamoulian

starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone

Around 1820 the son of a California nobleman comes home from Spain to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On the one hand he plays the useless fop, while on the other he is the masked avenger Zorro.

$20.00

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Scaramouche

1952 MGM Film -- Dir: George Sidney

starring Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh

Andre-Louis Moreau is a nobleman's illegitimate son in the days of the French revolution. Noel, the Marquis de Mayne, a nobleman in love with the Queen, is ordered to seek the hand of a young ingénue, Aline, in marriage. Andre also meets Aline, and forms an interest in her. But when the marquis kills his best friend Andre declares himself the Marquis's enemy and vows to avenge his friend. He hides out, a wanted man, as an actor in a commedia troupe, and spends his days learning how to handle a sword. When de Maynes becomes a spadassinicide, challenging opposing National Assembly members to duels they have no hope of winning, Andre becomes a politician to protect the third estate (and hopefully ventilate de Maynes).

$20.00

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Sea Hawk, The

1940 Warner Bros Film -- Dir: Michael Curtiz

starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp

Geoffrey Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he should pirate the Spanish ships for the good of England. In one such battle, he overtakes a Spanish ship and when he comes aboard he finds Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal. He is overwhelmed by her beauty, but she will have nothing to do with him because of his pirating ways (which include taking her prized jewels). To show his noble side, he surprises her by returning the jewels, and she begins to fall for him. When the ship reaches England, Queen Elizabeth is outraged at the actions of Thorpe and demands that he quit pirating. Because he cannot do this, Thorpe is sent on a mission and in the process becomes a prisoner of the Spaniards. Meanwhile, Dona Maria pines for Thorpe and when he escapes he returns to England to uncover some deadly secrets. Exciting duels follow as Thorpe must expose the evil and win Dona Maria's heart.

$20.00

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Son of Monte Cristo

1940 United Artists Film -- Dir: Roland Lee

starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders

Complete with duels to the death, The Son Of Monte Cristo begins where The Man In The Iron Mask left off. Louis Hayward stars as Edmond Dantes, Jr., the son of the legendary Count of Monte Cristo. Dantes lives in 1865 Liechtenstein, a country that has fallen under the leadership of the fascist dictator Count Zurko (George Sanders). A dandy by day, by night Dantes dons mask and cape to become "The Torch", a do-gooder who tirelessly works rallying the peasantry to topple Zurko's regime and to save the Grand Duchess Zora (Joan Bennett) from her arranged marriage with the dictator. Among the many highlights of this large-scale swashbuckling tale are its outstanding supporting cast that includes Clayton The Lone Ranger Moore and Ralph Dick Tracy Byrd.

$10.00

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Treasure Island

1934 MGM Film -- Dir: Victor Fleming

starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone

Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

$22.00

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