Review of The Sea Hawk (1940) by Ola G — 31 Jan 2010
Captain Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol Flynn) is a buccaneer and one of the several Sea Hawks, who on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I preys on different commerce at sea. When Thorpe sinks a Spanish galleon carrying the new Spanish ambassador to England, Don Jose Alvarez de Cordoba (Claude Rains) and his niece Dona Maria (Brenda Marshall), the Queen is displeased since they are not at war. Thorpe and his kind are very wary of Spain and urge the Queen to build up the fleet. With the Queen's tacit approval, Thorpe goes to Panama to capture his enemies treasure but they are betrayed. Brought before a Spanish court, he and his men are sentenced to the galleys as slaves. He manages to escape with proof that the Spanish Armada will sail against England.
This is yet again a collaboration between Director Michael Curtiz and Errol Flynn and the result is a pretty solid classic swashbuckling adventure movie. Flynn is on top, Rains holds the fort and the beautiful Brenda Marshall makes you long for her. "The Sea Hawk" is a good one on Flynns CV.
This review of The Sea Hawk (1940) was written by Ola G on 31 Jan 2010.
The Sea Hawk has generally received very positive reviews.
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