excellent pirate entertainment . it have all the good ingredient to keep one attention an absorb tale of intrigue and a fiery lady pirate name spitfire stevens ( maureen ohara ) who attract to the irresistible mr. hawke ( errol flynn ) who be out on a secret mission of his own . they make a fine romantic pair onscreen sigh . anthony quinn be the mean and bad pirate weave his villainous web of divide and conquer . i notice the very familiar face of mildred natwick play a support role a mrs. macgregor and the protector of young princess patma ( alice kelley ) . there be beautifully filmed scenery of shoreline and ship and and the bay . lot of action too of sword fighting clash and ship battle and dare leap of errol flynn ( robin hood on board ship . ) . from the flame redhead herself i once hear in an interview of maureen ohara that she boast great command of the bullwhip and could also outdo flynn in sword fighting in those day but there would be no need to put it to the test here . very enjoyable movie .