Mistress of the outlaws

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Movie
German title Mistress of the outlaws
Original title Hurricane Smith
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1952
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Jerry Hopper
script Frank Gruber
production Nat Holt
for Paramount Pictures
music Paul Sawtell
camera Ray Rennahan
cut Frank Bracht
occupation

Mistress of the Outlaws (OT: Hurricane Smith ) is an American adventure film from 1952 based on Gordon Ray Young's novel Hurricane Williams . Directed by Jerry Hopper , Yvonne De Carlo and John Ireland star in this story at sea and on a South Seas island.

action

In the middle of the 19th century in the South Seas : Raikes, captain of the ship "The Cross of the South" blows up an island with cannon fire in order to scare the natives and then catch them and sell them on the slave market . Together with his first officer Brown and other crew members they cross over to the island to investigate the situation. There are three stranded adventurers Hurricane Smith, Dan O'Hara and Brundage. The men have made friends with the locals and are carefully watching the actions of Raike's crew. Raikes is no stranger to Hurricane Smith, he is considered a slave hunter and the worst pirate in the South Seas. The men decide to hijack the pirate ship and leave the island with it, because they had been exposed there long enough. They manage to overpower the few remaining men on the ship and sail away. Smith wants to set a course for Australia to get people and ship supplies. Then he wants to go back to fetch the gold worth half a million dollars, which he, as he was when the first time in Dakaru flotsam found and was buried there because the ship has accrued with the gold and the crew dead were be. After all, flotsam still belongs to the finder, even if the royal navy saw it differently at the time, rejected his claim and stamped him with the “pirate” stamp.

A few months later, the three men go ashore in Castleton, a North Australian seaport. They think about how they can raise the necessary capital for equipment and a crew . Surprisingly, they are approached there by Eric Gorvahlsen, who poses as a scientist. He claims that he needs a ship because he wants to study the fauna and flora of the South Seas. He will pay for the six-month charter immediately. The men come to an agreement. Smith distrusts Gorvahlsen, especially since the coordinates that the ship is supposed to be heading for point to Dakaru. Shortly afterwards, Raikes and two of his men enter the bar and ask about Hurricane Smith. You are overwhelmed, tied up and taken on board by Smith and his men. The next day, Gorvahlsen, accompanied by Dr. Whitmore and his half-Polynesian daughter Luana on board. From a conversation that Gorvahlsen had shortly afterwards with Dr. Whitmore leads, it becomes clear that he knows about Hurricane Smith and the gold he is after. However, he thinks O'Hara is Smith. Gorvahlsen, who is with Luana, wants her to be extra friendly to O'Hara to get information. Dr. Whitmore already brings up his unease about the plan, but is told by Gorvahlsen that he has no choice. Raikes and Brown, who have since been released from their arrest, begin a knife fight on board that leads to Raikes being locked up again.

When Luana was at the railing during a lull , she fell overboard, just as a shark was sighted. Smith follows her and distracts the animal. In the excitement, Brundage calls him with "Hurricane", which is noticed by Gorvahlsen, who is standing next to him, without his realizing it. After Smith was able to kill the shark and save Luana, Gorvahlsen invited him for an evening drink. Before Smith appears, Gorvahlsen instructs Luana who the alleged sailor Jim Tyler really is and that she should get him drunk. Luana, who no longer agrees with her boyfriend's plans, secretly pours water in Hurricane's glass instead of gin while she serves alcohol to Eric. Smith finds out that Gorvahlsen has loads of rifles in his cabin. A little later, Luana tells Hurricane that Gorvahlsen knows his true identity and intends to arm the crew and take over the ship as soon as they are in Dakaru. Hurricane explains to Luana that he is now swimming on land and that she does not have to be afraid, as O'Hara and Brundage know exactly what their job is. The first kiss occurs between the two of them.

Brown gets Gorvahlsen to depose O'Hara as captain, free Raikes and make common cause with him. Clobb, one of the sailors who is wrongly whipped, incites part of the crew. When he is attacked hard again by the ship's mate , he kills him. He wants to persuade his comrades to start a mutiny . Hurricane intervenes, arming the men and convincing them to fight on his side. On the other side, the men brought behind by Gorvahlsen return fire. Luana barricaded herself in her cabin on Hurricane's advice. She shoots an invading sailor.

Gorvahlsen tells the men about the gold that is on Dakaru, which is why he chartered the ship. In this way he gets the entire team to take his side, because nobody can resist the prospect of so much gold. At gunpoint, Hurricane is forced to lead her to where he buried it. When they dig there, they find it after a short time. O'Hara, who fled to the island after being forcibly deported, has now brought the natives behind him who surrounded the digging men. When the first spear is shot down by them, shootings and fierce fighting ensue between the men. Dr. Whitmore kills Gorvahlsen. O'Hara, Brundage, Dr. Whitmore and the remaining men look to half a million gold as Hurricane embraces Luanda.

Production and Background

Filming began in mid-February 1952 and lasted until mid-March 1952. The working title of the film was Hurricane Williams . Edith Head was responsible for the costumes . The script, which is based on Gordon Ray Young's Sea stories , has been adapted to suit the film. Young wrote two novels around Hurricane Williams: Hurricane Williams (1922) and Revenge of Hurricane Williams (1925). Dan O'Hara, played by Forrest Tucker, is named Dan McGuire in the books. Originally Paulette Goddard was supposed to embody the cold-blooded beauty of the South Seas, referred to in the novels as Jeanne Vaugh.

The film premiered on October 3, 1952 in New York . It is a production by Paramount Pictures Corp. In the Federal Republic of Germany , Mistress of the Lawless was released in cinemas on March 2, 1954.

There are two other film adaptations based on the material:

  • 1941 black and white film: Hurricane Smith (1941), directed by Bernard Vorhaus , Ray Middleton: Bill "Hurricane" Smith and Jane Wyatt : Joan Blair Smith.
  • Hurricane Smith (1992), also known as Dead on Liefer , directed by Colin Budds, Carl Weathers : Billy Smith and Cassandra Delaney: Julie.

criticism

The Lexicon of International Films stated that the film was "a conventionally staged, reasonably exciting entertainment film with the usual effects".

The review published by BC on October 4, 1952 in the New York Times spoke of a mixture of a privateer drama with acts of vaudeville , rivalry among privateers, the hunt for buried treasure on a South Sea island and that the hero would end up doing the Girl get. Conclusion: The script is a little worn out.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hurricane Smith (1952) Notes at TCM - Turner Classic Movies
  2. ↑ Hurricane Smith (1941) at TCM - Turner Classic Movies
  3. ^ Hurricane Smith (1992) at TCM - Turner Classic Movies
  4. ↑ Mistress of the Lawless at zweiausendeins.de
  5. ^ BC: Hurricane Smith (1952) The Search for Buried Treasure In: The New York Times, October 4, 1952. Retrieved July 30, 2014.