15 years after his signature role in "The Adventures of Robin Hood," Errol Flynn tries to show how much he still had that swashbuckling move in "The Master of Ballantrae," an adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story.
Jamie Durie (Flynn), defeated in his attempt to fight the British army, is supposedly betrayed by his brother Henry (Anthony Steele) so that the younger brother can inherit the lands and estate (But we know that it is a jealous lover that actually did the deed). Attempting to escape with his friend Burke (Roger Livesey), Jamie ends up on a pirate ship and through a series of adventures ends up back to home to seek revenge on his brother, who also just became engaged to Jamie's fiancée Lady Alison (Beatrice Campbell)and have seemed to have gotten cozy with the British.
This is far from the earlier swashbuckling Flynn movies. The energy is pretty much gone from Flynn, whose wicked ways had clearly aged him and making him a bit laughable during some of the scenes. However, it is still a good attempt to show that he can still do his thing. Livesey is a good sidekick to Flynn as well.
Jamie Durie (Flynn), defeated in his attempt to fight the British army, is supposedly betrayed by his brother Henry (Anthony Steele) so that the younger brother can inherit the lands and estate (But we know that it is a jealous lover that actually did the deed). Attempting to escape with his friend Burke (Roger Livesey), Jamie ends up on a pirate ship and through a series of adventures ends up back to home to seek revenge on his brother, who also just became engaged to Jamie's fiancée Lady Alison (Beatrice Campbell)and have seemed to have gotten cozy with the British.
This is far from the earlier swashbuckling Flynn movies. The energy is pretty much gone from Flynn, whose wicked ways had clearly aged him and making him a bit laughable during some of the scenes. However, it is still a good attempt to show that he can still do his thing. Livesey is a good sidekick to Flynn as well.