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Captain Lightfoot

- An unforgettably beautiful love story

In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."

Release Date : 1955-03-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rock Hudson

Character Name : Michael Martin

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Barbara Rush

Character Name : Aga Doherty

Original Name : Barbara Rush

Gender : Female

Jeff Morrow

Character Name : John Doherty

Original Name : Jeff Morrow

Gender : Male

Kathleen Ryan

Character Name : Lady Anne More

Original Name : Kathleen Ryan

Gender : Female

Finlay Currie

Character Name : Callahan

Original Name : Finlay Currie

Gender : Male

Denis O'Dea

Character Name : Regis Donnell

Original Name : Denis O'Dea

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Toone

Character Name : Captain Hood

Original Name : Geoffrey Toone

Gender : Male

Hilton Edwards

Character Name : Lord Glen

Original Name : Hilton Edwards

Gender : Male

Sheila Brennan

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Sheila Brennan

Gender : Female

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Character Name :

Original Name : Charles B. Fitzsimons

Gender : Male

Christopher Casson

Character Name :

Original Name : Christopher Casson

Gender : Male

Philip O'Flynn

Character Name :

Original Name : Philip O'Flynn

Gender : Male

Shay Gorman

Character Name :

Original Name : Shay Gorman

Gender : Male

Kenneth MacDonald

Character Name :

Original Name : Kenneth MacDonald

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-25

"Michael Martin" (Rock Hudson) is a low-key highwayman in early 1800s Ireland happy to rob the local gentry and contribute to Denis O'Shea's association that is peaceably pressuring for Irish freedom. The latter man isn't keen on accepting the fruits of crime, though, and so "Martin" leaves in a fit of pique and encounters a clergyman who takes him to a tavern. No room at the inn, but the preacher is a man of imagination and soon they are to share a room - if only the robber can convince the rebel-loathing landlord that he is worthy! Guess what? Folks ain't what they seem and in best "The Moonraker" tradition, the priest turns out to be the legendary "Capt. Thunderbolt" (Jeff Morrow) and swiftly the two become best friends, the former falls madly in love with the mischievous "Aga" (Barbara Rush) and a standard swashbuckling adventure ensues. To be sure, Hudson looks the part - but his acting is always the same - wooden with the occasional glint in his eye. There's virtually no chemistry with the almost as equally uninterested Rush and the presence of Scotsman Finlay Currie as the local balladeer doesn't quite convince either. That said, it's a colourful and reasonably paced film with just enough action, some duplicity, treachery and threat to temper the romantic slush and though maybe not a film I'll remember, I quite enjoyed it.