Captain Blood Returns
by Rafael Sabatiniliterary work· published 1931
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Captain Blood Returns is a 1931 British historical adventure novel by the Anglo-Italian writer Rafael Sabatini. It is the second in Sabatini's trilogy about the character after Captain Blood (1922) and was followed by The Fortunes of Captain Blood (1936). The novel provided a loose inspiration for the 1952 film Captain Pirate made by Columbia Pictures and starring Louis Hayward and Patricia Medina. This was made as a sequel to the 1950 film Fortunes of Captain Blood. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Captain Blood Returns at Faded Page (Canada)
Adaptations (1)
Captain Blood Returns was adapted into a 1952 film.
Captain Pirate1952 · film · 85 min · dir. Ralph Murphy · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds against the Spanish on the Spanish Main, and he is living quietly on his plantation in the West Indies, practicing medicine and planning his marriage to Isabella. But his peaceful existence is shattered when Hilary Evans arrives and arrests him on a piracy charge. Somebody has been raiding the islands, and making it appear it was Captain Blood. In order to prove his innocence, Captain Blood has to sail again under the "Jolly Roger."
