The Golden Hawk 1952
The Golden Hawk
A 17th-century French pirate (Sterling Hayden) sides with an English noblewoman (Rhonda Fleming) who's posing as a pirate.
A 17th-century French pirate (Sterling Hayden) sides with an English noblewoman (Rhonda Fleming) who's posing as a pirate.
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Full Cast & Crew... Captain Rouge
... Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo
... Blanca de Valdiva
... Captain Luis del Toro
... Jeremy Smithers
... Bernardo Díaz
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See All 1 Reviews12 Nov 2022 by CinemaSerf
I'm a fan of the genre - nothing better than a good swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. Well, actually there are plenty better than this rather poor effort. Sterling Hayden is certainly no natural as the eponymous privateer "Kit Gerardo" caught up in the Napoleonic war in the Caribbean. His marauding is perilous, though, particularly once he rescues the feisty "Rouge" (Rhonda Fleming) and discovers that she is also in his line of work - and out to avenge herself on the French. As the warfare hots up, the affianced of the Governor is also apprehended. "Bianca de Valdiva" (Helena Carter) takes a shine to our hero, but he has already taken a shine to "Rouge" but she in turn is trying to get the governor "del Toro" (John Sutton) to catch and hang the man! Still with me? Well, one further complication arises as we discover just why "Kit" is so determined to bring down the governor. To be fair, it does finish strongly with a good hearty battle, but the build up and relentless chatter robs the film of much pace or sense of peril and nobody at all in front of the camera is having a very good - or convincing - day. The production is a bit basic and stage bound which doesn't help, but at the end of the day this is just a let down that has little to redeem it.
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Release Date:
Oct 08, 1952 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 23`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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The Golden Hawk
I'm a fan of the genre - nothing better than a good swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. Well, actually there are plenty better than this rather poor effort. Sterling Hayden is certainly no natural as the eponymous privateer "Kit Gerardo" caught up in the Napoleonic war in the Caribbean. His marauding is perilous, though, particularly once he rescues the feisty "Rouge" (Rhonda Fleming) and discovers that she is also in his line of work - and out to avenge herself on the French. As the warfare hots up, the affianced of the Governor is also apprehended. "Bianca de Valdiva" (Helena Carter) takes a shine to our hero, but he has already taken a shine to "Rouge" but she in turn is trying to get the governor "del Toro" (John Sutton) to catch and hang the man! Still with me? Well, one further complication arises as we discover just why "Kit" is so determined to bring down the governor. To be fair, it does finish strongly with a good hearty battle, but the build up and relentless chatter robs the film of much pace or sense of peril and nobody at all in front of the camera is having a very good - or convincing - day. The production is a bit basic and stage bound which doesn't help, but at the end of the day this is just a let down that has little to redeem it.
Cast & Crew of
The Golden Hawk
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
JC
Jack Corrick... Assistant Director
Cast
... Captain Rouge
... Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo
... Blanca de Valdiva
... Captain Luis del Toro
... Jeremy Smithers
... Bernardo Díaz
... Barnaby Stoll
AM
Alex Montoya... Homado
PDV
Poppy del Vando... Doña Elena (as Poppy A. del Vando)
... Governor Ducasse
... Prosecutor
... Emilie Savonez
... Maria
Produced By
SK
Sam Katzman... Producer
... Unit Manager