Adventures of Captain Fabian(1951)
The flaming loves ... the fighting fury ... of a swashbuckling captain of a crew of rogues !
It all begins with the discreet romance between the Creole maid Lea Mariotte and her young boss, George Brissac, an amoral bourgeois who plans to inherit his uncle's fortune and marry a young woman from a good family. After an incident where she kills a man, she is saved from the gallows by Fabian, a ship's captain, who has personal reasons for antagonizing the Brissacs. He takes care of her and falls in love with her, but doesn't tell her. She, in turn, takes the opportunity to return to her lover Brissac's arms, forcing him to marry her after seeing him murder his uncle.
Movie: Adventures of Captain Fabian
Top 10 Billed Cast
Capt. Michael Fabian
Lea Mariotte
George Brissac
Aunt Jezebel
Henri Brissac
Commissioner Germain
Josephine
Emile
Constant
Cynthia Winthrop
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It all begins with the discreet romance between the Creole maid Lea Mariotte and her young boss, George Brissac, an amoral bourgeois who plans to inherit his uncle's fortune and marry a young woman from a good family. After an incident where she kills a man, she is saved from the gallows by Fabian, a ship's captain, who has personal reasons for antagonizing the Brissacs. He takes care of her and falls in love with her, but doesn't tell her. She, in turn, takes the opportunity to return to her lover Brissac's arms, forcing him to marry her after seeing him murder his uncle.
Release Date
1951-10-06
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5.3
Rating:
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The flaming loves ... the fighting fury ... of a swashbuckling captain of a crew of rogues !
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