Tyrant of the Sea

Tyrant of the Sea
Tyrant of the Sea
Directed by	Lew Landers
Written by	Robert Libott ; Frank Burt
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Ron Randell; Rhys Williams; Valentine Perkins; Doris Lloyd; Lester Matthews
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Edwin Bryant
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 22, 1950;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tyrant of the Sea is a 1950 American historical war film set during the Napoleonic Wars and starring Ron Randell, Rhys Williams and Lester Matthews. It was directed by Lew Landers.

Plot

In 1803, during the Napoleonic Wars, a British ship is put under the control of a tyrnannical captain, Captain Blake, for a special mention. Lt Hawkins has a romance with Blake's daughter.

Cast

Rhys Williams as Captain Blake
Ron Randell as Lt. Hawkins
Lester Matthews as Lord Nelson
Valentine Perkins as Betsy Blake
Doris Lloyd as Elizabeth Blake
Ross Elliott as Palmer
Harry Cording as Sampson Edwards
Terry Kilburn as Dick Savage – Sailor
Maurice Marsac as Phillipe Daumer
William Fawcett as Shawn O'Donnell
Don C. Harvey as Moriarty
James Fairfax as Oliver Sibley
Stanley Andrews as Officer
Frank Ferguson as Officer
Percy Helton as Crewman

Randell made the film while also appearing on stage in a double bill of Terence Rattigan plays, Harlequinade and The Browning Version.^[1]

Production

The film began as a project titled The Return of Captain Bligh and was to star Charles Laughton, who had famously played Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). However Laughton, did not wish to repeat his performance, so the script was rewritten to focus on a fictitious character^[2] based on Bligh that would eventually be played by Rhys Williams.^[3]

Filming began on August 16, 1950.^[4]

The film's sets were designed by art director Paul Palmentola.

References

^ Schallert, Edwin (10 August 1949). "Paul Douglas Heralded for 'Man Who Sunk Navy'; Randell to Join Evans". Los Angeles Times. p. 19.
^ THOMAS F. BRADY (6 August 1949). "CLARK GABLE SET FOR DE VOTO FILM: Star to Play Lead in 'Across the Wide Missouri,' Based on Novel About Fur Traders". New York Times. p. 11.
^ THOMAS F. BRADY (13 August 1949). "RKO AND WARNERS BUY NEW STORIES: Former Acquires 'Macao,' by Robert Williams -- 'Fires of Orinoco' Goes to Latter". New York Times. p. 6.
^ "'All Passion Spent' Now Talked for Jane Wyman; Paramount Signs Beauty" Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 6 Aug 1949: 7.

External links

Tyrant of the Sea at the TCM Movie Database
Tyrant of the Sea at IMDb
Complete press book at Internet Archive
Tyrant of the Sea at Variety

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[1] Schallert, Edwin (10 August 1949). "Paul Douglas Heralded for 'Man Who Sunk Navy'; Randell to Join Evans". Los Angeles Times. p. 19.

[2] THOMAS F. BRADY (6 August 1949). "CLARK GABLE SET FOR DE VOTO FILM: Star to Play Lead in 'Across the Wide Missouri,' Based on Novel About Fur Traders". New York Times. p. 11.

[3] THOMAS F. BRADY (13 August 1949). "RKO AND WARNERS BUY NEW STORIES: Former Acquires 'Macao,' by Robert Williams -- 'Fires of Orinoco' Goes to Latter". New York Times. p. 6.

[4] "'All Passion Spent' Now Talked for Jane Wyman; Paramount Signs Beauty" Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 6 Aug 1949: 7.

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