The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

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1938
2h 6m
6.4(10 votes)
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Overview

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

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Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Fredric March

Jean Lafitte

Fredric March
Acting

Franziska Gaal

Gretchen

Franziska Gaal
Acting

Akim Tamiroff

Dominique You

Akim Tamiroff
Acting

Margot Grahame

Annette de Remy

Margot Grahame
Acting

Walter Brennan

Ezra Peavey

Walter Brennan
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Ian Keith

Senator Crawford

Ian Keith
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Anthony Quinn

Beluche

Anthony Quinn
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Douglass Dumbrille

Governor William C.C. Claiborne

Douglass Dumbrille
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Beulah Bondi

Aunt Charlotte

Beulah Bondi
Acting

Robert Barrat

Captain Brown

Robert Barrat
Acting

Fred Kohler

Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)

Fred Kohler
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Hugh Sothern

General Andrew Jackson

Hugh Sothern
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John Rogers

Mouse

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Hans Steinke

Tarsus

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Stanley Andrews

Collector of the Port

Stanley Andrews
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Spring Byington

Dolly Madison

Spring Byington
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Montagu Love

Admiral Cockburn

Montagu Love
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Eric Stanley

General Ross

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Gilbert Emery

Captain Lockyer

Gilbert Emery
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Holmes Herbert

Captain McWilliams

Holmes Herbert
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Evan Thomas

Sir Harry Smith

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Michael Brooke

Lieutenant Rogers

Michael Brooke
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Thaddeus Jones

John Freeman, a Servant

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Reginald Sheffield

Ship's Surgeon

Reginald Sheffield
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Eugene Jackson

James Smith, a Servant

Eugene Jackson
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Davison Clark

Colonel Butler

Davison Clark
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Ivan Miller

Commodore

Ivan Miller
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Louise Campbell

Marie de Remy

Louise Campbell
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John Hubbard

Charles (as Jack Hubbard)

John Hubbard
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Evelyn Keyes

Madeleine

Evelyn Keyes
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Lina Basquette

Roxanne

Lina Basquette
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Luana Walters

Suzette

Luana Walters
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Barry Norton

Villere

Barry Norton
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Alex Hill

Scipio

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George H. Reed

Nicodemus, a Servant

George H. Reed
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Alphonse Martell

Major Latour

Alphonse Martell
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Frank Melton

Lieutenant Shreve

Frank Melton
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Ted Oliver

Fish Hook

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Avril Cameron

Mrs. Claibourne

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Florence Wix

Mrs. Livingston

Florence Wix
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Richard Denning

Captain Reid

Richard Denning
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J.P. McGowan

Jailer

J.P. McGowan
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John A. Milton

Banjo Player

John A. Milton
Acting

Francis McDonald

Camden Blount

Francis McDonald
Acting

Jack Deery

Highlander Officer (uncredited)

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Libby Taylor

Madeleine's Mammy (uncredited)

Libby Taylor
Acting

Yvonne Pelletier

Wife

Yvonne Pelletier
Acting

Winifred Harris

Unknown Role

Winifred Harris

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