Pirates of the Golden Age Movie Collection (Against All Flags / Buccaneer's Girl / Yankee Buccaneer / Double Crossbones)

These are a collection of lesser colour pirate films from the 1950s, including a later Errol Flynn (Against All Flags). They are a good representation of the genre to compare with Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. Enjoyable and fun to watch.

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Universal may never have had the prestige of an MGM, but it knew how to make a rousing genre picture (NOBODY did classic horror, better!), and these swashbucklers are great fun...with Errol Flynn providing a first-rate entry in the collection!"Against All Flags" (1952): Nearing the end of his WB career, Flynn was allowed an occasional freelance assignment...and Universal welcomed him with a first-rate comedy/adventure, 'A-List' co-stars (Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn), and a veteran director (George Sherman). While lacking the grace of his youth, Flynn has abundant panache and charm as an undercover officer posing as a pirate, and obviously enjoyed making this movie. A bit of trivia: Flynn broke his ankle filming a battle scene, and during his recovery, Universal (never a studio to waste money), utilized the sets to film "Yankee Buccaneer"! GREAT fun! (4 1/2 stars out of 5)"Yankee Buccaneer" (1952): One of the two pictures in the collection directed by comedy and action veteran Fred De Cordova (later famous as "The Tonight Show" producer), this brawny B-adventure showcases two rising stars (Jeff Chandler and Scott Brady), and provides an early view of David Janssen, in a small role. While the plot (a U.S. Naval vessel poses as a renegade, to track pirate activities) is no great shakes, the story never drags, and the cast is enjoyable. (2 1/2 stars out of 5)."Buccaneer's Girl" (1950): The second De Cordova-directed feature; while the title sounds like a typical RKO/Maureen O'Hara adventure from the '40s, this is, in fact, a light-hearted pirate yarn featuring Yvonne De Carlo as a misplaced Boston entertainer involved with dashing buccaneer captain Philip Friend (an attractive actor who never quite achieved major stardom). There's a lot of Lucille Ball in De Carlo's comic performance, and you may notice TWO of Errol Flynn's classic villains (Robert Douglas and Henry Daniell), on hand to provide mischief! Lovable pirates with hearts of gold, and good, clean family fun. (2 stars out of 5)."Double Crossbones" (1951): Donald O'Connor, prior to "Singing in the Rain", shows his remarkable dancing skills in this often silly, but likable little family-friendly yarn. As a meek apprentice who accidentally becomes a pirate, the film's success relies on his charm, and for the most part, he delivers. You'll never see Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, or Captain Kidd more sweet-natured than they are portrayed here! Watch for Will Geer, James Arness, Charles McGraw, and Glenn Strange, in supporting roles...(2 stars out of 5).These titles may not have you dreaming of running off to sea, but at this price, they certainly are worth a few evenings' worth of swashbuckling!

Pirates of the golden age is a collection of four movies from Hollywoods' "Golden Era". The four stars represents overall entertainment and value for money given the inherent limitations of these period movies.First what they have in common, they all originate from the same era, and none are particularly accurate in the way they portray life and conditions of the period they are set in - all carry that 1930's to 1960's Hollywood rose tinted glasses and everything squeaky clean and pretty aura.A major plus side though is that the gruesom aspects of more modern films are not here, so an afternoon in with younger kids can be very entertaining while missing the blood and guts - it gets a big plus for that.Against All Flags is the classic Errol Flynn movie - swashbuckling, cheezy outfits typical of the time, boy meets girl, etc etc. Very watchable for all it's limitations.Buccaneers Girl is set against the backdrop of period New Orleans and again works the boy meets girl theme, however the plot is better than Against All Flags though it has the acting quality typical of the period.Yankee Bucaneer is perhaps the best of the group, within it's own limitations, it told a notable story in the histories of the United States, Spain, Portugal and Brazil interwoven against a very loosely based pirate background - however it was perhaps the best for showing the life and times aboard ships (again through Hollywood period glasses).Double Crossbones is interesting in that it attemped to create a pirate musical set in Charleston, SC, but apart from a few instances of quality dance routines, the movie lacked cohesion, the plot was loose, and the characters lacking any significant depth.If you're into pirates, sailing ships, the sea, or have younger children who are, I'd say you'd not be disappointed - if none of these apply you might wish to invest in entertainment more in line with your preferences.

After seeing all 4 of these films offered as "The Vault Series" at higher prices I felt compelled to revisit my review!!! I checked the spec's on the Vault series & found that they offer nothing over & above what you get here at a value price!!! "The Vault Series" are not widescreen or remastered or indicate in any way that they are of superior quality than what you get in this value pack!!! As a matter of fact they are D.V.D.-R burns while this value pack is a official burn encryption!!This is a great collection of pirate films all the movies in this collection are in beautiful vivid color! If your into pirate films these are all worth the price. "Against all flags" is probably the best of the bunch but there are no duds in this group of films. I was plesantly surprised with the piratical comedy "Double Crossbones" and the " Yankee Buccaneer" shows us the slim line between pirates and privateers. "Bucaneer's Girl" Is a well written story thats well worth the wacth I would'nt say any of these are B-rate films maybe dated but certainly not b-rated. I find this value pack is very unique in that all 4 movies included are strong enough to stand on their own!!! In general when purchasing value packs you may get one or two really good movies & the rest is generally filler only interesting to those who are greatly interested in the genre. All 4 movies included in "Pirates of the Golden Age" are worth adding to your collection if you are a lover of the swashbuckler!

What a superb collection this is!'Yankee Buccaneer' stars Jeff Chandler as a U.S. Navy commander who is ordered to disguise himself and his crew as pirates and to set sail under the skull and crossbones in an attempt to infiltrate a pirate community.'Double Crossbones' features Donald O'Connor as a salesman in a shop selling jewellery and other fine items who is arrested when the proprietor is found to have stolen goods on the premises. On the way to prison he manages to escape along with old sea dog Will Geer and they both become pirates. Donald O'Connor has always reminded me of Danny Kaye. He could sing and dance, and his mannerisms were similar, although he did not have quite the same appeal. He sings one song here, but this movie is not a musical.'Buccaneer's Girl' has the very attractive Yvonne De Carlo as a singer who falls for pirate Philip Friend. She sings three songs, but, again, this is not a musical.Last but not least, 'Against All Flags' stars the legendary Errol Flynn as a government spy who is sent to infiltrate Anthony Quinn's pirate band and manages to woo the stunning Maureen O'Hara in the process.All four movies are in glorious technicolor and complement each other very well. Jeff Chandler even does the narration at the beginning of 'Double Crossbones'. There is plenty of sword fighting, cannon firing and sinking of ships, but also romance and humour. All in all, great fun.The sound and picture quality is excellent.

IN TRUTH ERR "MATEYS AH BILLY THE SEA AND SALT BILLY"--HOPING FOR SOME PIRATE ACTION NOT COWBOY'S AND INDIANS WITH SWORDS --POOR OL MAUREEN O'HARA --WHY SHE GOT ALWAYS SEEMED TO GET STUCK WITH THIS SORT OF CRAP --I WILL NEVER KNOW--OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT IMPRESSED OR HAPPY WITH THIS PURCHASE --BEING GENEROUS GIVING THREE STARS --AND THAT IS FOR THE TECHNICOLOUR NOT THE ACTING OR THE STORIES --WASTE OF MY HARD EARNED COIN BRO!!!

Exiting, Clean & Funny!These 4 movies are...well...let's say that you've GOT to get this! Great colors, great casts (Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, Donald O'Connor...)The humor is real good old fashion humor, clean and funny! I like all 4 of them. The funniest is the one with Donald O'Connor in Double Crossbones.I still laugh each time I watch it!These are the kind of movies you will watch over and over again and it will always leave you with the feeling that it was time well spent.

very disapointing b and c minus movies.

Not the best pirate movies but still worthy watching.