Captain John Smith and Pocahontas was issued on a double bill with "The Steel Lady". Due to the lower limit budget, the film proved to be unsuccessful both by critics and at the box office. Hal Erickson of allmovie gave the film his lowest star rating. Captain John Smith and Pocahontas Captain John Smith and Pocahontas is a 1953 American NR historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale. While most scenes were filmed in Virginia, exteriors were shot around Bronson Canyon. It depicts the foundation of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia by
John Pakington (died 1625) of Worcestershire in 1595 and in 1607. In June 1603 he entertained James I with great magnificence at his house at Aylesbury. In 1607 Pakington, as justice of the peace for Worcestershire, resisted the jurisdiction claimed by the council of Wales over the county. Pakington died in January 1625, and was buried at Aylesbury. His son Sir John preceded him by a few months, so he left his estates to his grandson Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet, who was still a child. In November 1598 Pakington married, Dorothy (died 1639), daughter of Humphrey Smith (Queen Elizabeth's silkman), and widow of