After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida, intending to trade her to her fiancé, Capt. Jose Salcedo, for a handsome ransom. But Barbarossa falls in love with Alida, who meanwhile discovers that the roguish swashbuckler is more honorable than her erstwhile betrothed.
John Payne
as Barbarossa
Donna Reed
as Alida
Gerald Mohr
as Captain Jose Salcedo
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
Anthony Caruso
as Captain Goiti
Henry Brandon
as Captain Goiti
Suzanne Alexander
as Alida's Handmaiden
Chuck Roberson
as Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Skip Torgerson
as Datu
Frank De Kova
as Captain Romero
William Tannen
as Ramon
Claire Du Brey
as Señora Salcedo
