9/10
Fast romantic action with masked heroes, rowdy pirates, lovely ladies and a sensational political intrigue
26 February 2023
Cyd Charisse was first of all a dancer, she danced with them all, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Roland Petit, and her dancing always endowed her films with class. Here she dances with Ricardo Montalban, and that flamenco pas-de-deux is the treat and highlight of the film. The intrigue is not muddled but terribly multiple which must seem confusing to any less intelligent audience. Besides Montalban, the other dashing figure is Gilbert Roland, the most superior of all in the intrigue, and every scene with him is highly enjoyable, especially when fighting with exquisite elegance. There is also a great scene at the great inn of the garden of pleasure, where one of several additional intrigues takes place, ending as usual with a great fight, one of many in this cramped but very fluent swashbuckling rogue adventure, where there is no action taking place without immediately being interrupted and followed by another. This film will keep you delightfully busy.
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