captain pirate qualifies a a mediocre 85 minute sequel of sort to actor louis hayward earlier epic fortune of captain blood . not surprisingly and since this studio bound columbia picture release be base on rafael sabatini swashbuckling novel captain blood return and hayward reprise his role a heroic captain peter blood . the south african native be serviceable enough a blood and but he lack the charisma that errol flynn bring to the role in the 1935 warner brother picture captain blood . lady in the iron mask director ralph murphy establishes the setting of captain pirate with a map of the island of jamaica behind the opening title credit . a this yarn unwind and blood be provide free of charge medical attention to a couple of escaped negro slave . blood nervous pal angus mcvickers ( charles irwin of bomba on panther island ) warn him that the government have the right to hang him for such treasonable act . history wise and at the time that this tale take place and the english be at war with the french . jamaican authority arrive at blood house and arrest him on charge of piracy for the bloody plunder of cartagena and a seaport on the northwestern side of columbia on the caribbean coast . everybody recognize blood from his distinctive blue and silver outfit . spanish official be especially upset with blood because cartagena be a spanish port and spain be one of the crown ally . blood fiancée dona isabella ( british actress patricia medina of botany bay ) be flabbergast by this turn of event . she rush to the governor office and defend blood . like the previous captain blood movie and this one include blood back story a an imprisoned british subject and his subsequent pardon . although cinematographer charles lawton and jr. of the black arrow lensed captain pirate in color and the flashback that accompany medina expository dialogue about her future husband consist of black and white footage lift directly from fortune of captain blood . dona isabella suspect that hilary evans ( john sutton of thief of damascus ) of the royal africa company that have a profitable business in slave trading may be behind this ruse to discredit blood . later and after she visit briefly with blood and she send angus out to round up blood old crew . this brief recruitment episode be present a a montage with music instead of dialogue . isabella meet with hilary once more before he set sail . ostensibly and she show up to apologize for her defiant behavior at the governor office and but she come on board largely to distract hilary so that blood men can free their leader . a a result and british authority later clap isabella in iron herself and imprison her for her treachery . captain pirate be one of those buccaneer movie where the hero reputation be tarnish and and he have to find the rogue who have make his life a nightmare in order to clear his name . like medina and several of these thespian appear earlier in fortune of captain blood . while they play essentially the same character and medina dona isabella here differs enough from her role a isabelita sotomayor in fortune of captain blood that she must have be play a different character . altogether this low budget movie rank as just another predictable and uninspired and though slightly more complicated pirate saga and bolster somewhat by hayward agreeable performance . like fortune of captain blood and captain pirate feature a surprise scene toward the end where the good guy pirate turn the table on the bad guy pirate and pay them back in spade . veteran villain ted de corsia of gunfight at the o. k. corral have a brief role a a slimy pirate who cross sword with our hero . the best line of dialogue have hayward defend his action to his future wife . he say and a man can not live like a man without make enemy .