Johnny Desmond who was a top crooner in the 40's and 50's with the likes of Bob Crosby, Glenn Miller and Gene Krupa stars as Juan Rodrigo Olivares, a pirate who along with several others escapse from a sinking ship and lands on an island.
He and the others were prisoners on a ship headed for a penal colony. They manage to eventually take a ship and supplies and become respectable enough to be asked to defend the Spanish crown against the English.
This film has tons of action and plenty of very well staged sword fights as well as many other things not expected in a movie such as this. The cast, as I mentioned is very interesting. You not only have Johnny Desmond you have Yvonne Monlaur, a beautiful French actress you may remember from "Brides Of Dracula".
The cast also features some other gorgeous Italian actresses such as Franca Parisi, Elvi Lissiak, Susan Terry and the drop dead beauty of Graziella Granata. The men include Walter Brandi, Armando Francioli, Piero Lulli and Vincenzo Musolino.
There are many time scenes just end and move to the next with no explanation and that is partly because the film stopped production several times due to contract disputes and Monlaur only has one outfit for the entire movie due to budget limitations.
However, despite all this,the film turns out to be very entertaining and well directed by Piero Regnoli who also worked with actor Walter Brandi on the classic "Playgirls And The Vampire".
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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