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The Spanish Main is a 1945 adventure film starring Maureen O'Hara and directed by Frank Borzage. The film is notable as RKO's first color film, utilizing the Technicolor process. Cinematographer George Barnes received an Academy Award nomination for Best Color Cinematography. Paul Henreid and Walter Slezak also star. Though a box office hit upon its first release, the film is largely forgotten today, despite occaisional airings on cable stations such as Turner Classic Movies.

Plot

Dutch sea captain Laurent Van Horn (Paul Henreid) is shipwrecked off the coast of the Spanish island of Cartegena. After being held and sentenced to death, Van Horn and his crew manage to escape, capturing Francisca Alvarado (Maureen O'Hara), the daughter of the corrupt governor (Walter Slezak). Over time Alverado and Van Horn become attracted to each other and must set out to defeat the "bad guys" (both the local politicians and mutinous pirates).

Principle cast

Maureen O'Hara
as Francisca Alvarado
Paul Henreid
as Laurent Van Horn
Walter Slezak
as Don Alvarado
Binnie Barnes
as Anne Bonney
John Emery as Du Billar
Barton MacLaine as Capt. Black

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