Frenchman's Creek (1944)

Synopsis: A Daphne du Maurier novel is brought to glorious, colorful life with a lovely aristocrat fleeing a wimpy husband and his sinister pals--straight into the arms of a pirate. This proto-bodice-ripper... A Daphne du Maurier novel is brought to glorious, colorful life with a lovely aristocrat fleeing a wimpy husband and his sinister pals--straight into the arms of a pirate. This proto-bodice-ripper set in 17th-century England offers astounding sets, costumes, and score, satisfying romantic melodrama, and swashbuckling action. Academy Award: Best Art Direction. [More]

Starring: Joan Fontaine, Arturo De Cordova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce

Starring: Joan Fontaine, Arturo De Cordova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Cecil Kellaway, Ralph Forbes, Billy Daniels, Moyna MacGill, Mary Field, Charles Coleman, Phyllis Barry

Director: Mitchell Leisen

Director: Mitchell Leisen
Story: Daphne Du Maurier
Composer: Victor Young
Producer: B.G. DeSylva
Screenwriter: Talbot Jennings

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