Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

NipPierce Wow, this is a REALLY bad movie!

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

sbasu-47-608737 Once again fooled by the score and the reviews and ended up in wasting money in getting the DVD. The movie was good, had it been in Fairbank Sr's, and that too his early ones, say late '19s to early '20s. But considering that it is a '49 movie, the less said is better.Mindless sword fights and big holes honeycomb the whole movie plot. The plot has been covered in all the reviews, so there is no use in repeating it. The swashbuckling hero meets perchance the dame in distress and rescues her, as well as the prize possession, the Napoleonic Plot expose she is carrying. naturally no one would pause to think, why she has to carry this extremely critical invasion expose, with handful of soldiers (three to be exact, if one includes the coachman as one) and why the Royal army itself didn't march to protect the borders. The time and place has simply lost its significance. The fugitives, followed by the conspirators, go through arduous journey to Dublin, her father, the Viceroy's, territory. But at a certain point, while whiling away the time, his aides land up back into O'Flynn castle and discovers the mythical but real O'Flynn treasure, and that too in the nick of the moment bribe the army, and thereby save him from the court marshall. The distance between the seat of power and the different locations seemed to be very small, at least watching at the speed at which the people moved across them. A single man, often unarmed, against a well armed army and defeating them, even when they are militarily in a position of advantage and he isn't, is anyway something I have seen many times, and won't comment on. Why the blackguard, who is incidentally betrothed to the heroine, has to move around with his mistress, and no one, except his people, are privy to that, and to top it all, he perchance having his own private party in the same inn, where O'Flynn and his men are having their drunken orgy, and why he has to at all show his face there, or unnecessarily provoke O'Flynn into a duel, by when he should have been well aware that his opponent was a mercenary, of repute, so the duel could have gone either way. Not worth wasting the time, leave alone money, unless convert it into a silent movie, and transport it backwards in time by at least 30 years. At that time, well one could say it would deserve around 6.5 stars.

JohnHowardReid Producer: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Copyright 8 December 1948 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc. and Fairbanks Pictures, Inc. Released by Universal-International. New York opening at Loew's Criterion: 27 February 1949. U.S. release: February 1949. U.K. release: February 1950. Australian release: 14 April 1949. 8,513 feet. 94 minutes. Alternative title: The O'Flynn.SYNOPSIS: Staged in the eighteenth century, this story tells how a dashing young Irish landowner defeats Napoleon's plans to add Ireland to his empire.COMMENT: This little-known movie has a quality we greatly admire: enormous vitality and gusto. Fairbanks' sheer exuberance is so infectious we rejoice with him as he exclaims, "Castle O'Flynn", and are dispirited with him when he finds it to be falling apart. Helena Carter makes a gorgeous leading lady, radiant in Calthrop's costumes, while Richard Greene appears particularly well cast against type as the villain of the piece. Other welcome against-type castings are Ludwig Donath (Larry Parks' father in The Jolson Story) as the sinister Hendrigg and Patricia Medina as the not over-bright accomplice. Photography, sets, costumes notch up as wholly outstanding, and there is a bright music score. Astute film editing makes it appear Fairbanks is doing his own stunts, whereas in fact the more dangerous of them are doubled by David Sharpe (e.g. vaulting between the balconies, leaping onto the drawbridge). The action is brought to a happy conclusion by a traditional climax with the de rigeur sword duel between hero and villain resolved in a most unusual manner. All told, it comes as a most entertaining relief to find a hero whose cheek is not quite matched by his skill.OTHER VIEWS: This thrill-packed swashbuckler provides all audiences with outstanding entertainment. Expertly staged and directed, with superlative photography by none other than Arthur Edeson, this is a film in which Fairbanks Jr. goes close to emulating the famous action films produced by his father. Of course Fairbanks Sr. performed just about all his own stunt-work, whereas Junior falls back on a team of experts led by David Sharpe. Not that this matters as the doubling is so skilfully done that few if any people will tumble to the fact that the daring acrobatics they see on the screen, are not all the Fairbanks scion's own. — JHR writing as George Addison.

lorenellroy Douglas Fairbanks Junior plays the title role in this Napoleonic era swashbuckler .He is newly returned from the wars against that cantankerous and objectionable Corsican midget ,Buonaparte,and looks forward to revisiting his old haunts in Ireland but is caught up in a plot by the villainous Viceregent ,Lord Sedgemouth (Richard Greene -for once cast as a baddie ,and doing a decent job of it too) .That is not the whole extent of Sedgemouth's depravity however for not only does he wish to facilitate a French invasion of Ireland where the French armies would be joined by Irish rebels but he has set his cap at the fair Lady Bernadetta (the winsome ,is slightly wan Helana Carter) O'Flynn's childhood sweetheart. Much derring do ensues-swords clash and there are secret trysts and much lively if a tad broad,comedy etc.is stirred into the mix Fairbanks seems to be gently and affectionately guying the genre and actors like his father and Errol Flynn are gently satirised -it is worth noting that he also had a hand in the screenplay ,along with Robert Thoeren .Colour would have been a help as would livelier direction by Arthu Pierson .Notwithstanding,this is a nice fun little movie and most people who catch it would probably enjoy the experience

documain-1 For some reason, this film is not available for purchase anywhere. Strange, since so many worthless products are easy to locate. It is sad that this movie is so disregarded, in that this movie is Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.'s best performance. You could argue that Gunga Din is a better movie, and that is true. Still, Fairbanks' performance as O'Flynn far outshines his work in Gunga Din. He holds together a slim plot line, and has some of the wittiest dialog you will ever find in a movie. O'Flynn's character is a charmer, loved by men and women, and somewhat of a con man. The dialog has many nice touches. For example, O'Flynn knocks unconscious one of the French soldiers (Henry Brandon), who later gets the drop on O'Flynn. In an off-hand remark, O'Flynn says to the Frenchman, "You must have a terrible thick skull." A great touch. Perhaps because Fairbanks was the producer and wrote some of the screenplay, we are getting more than the run of the mill swashbuckler. His pursuit of the almost painfully prim Lady Benedetta (Helena Carter) is full of poetry, romance, and charm, and she even remarks that his words are "…very nimble and very Irish." The supporting cast are all veterans, and good performers. Aside from Helena Carter, Richard Greene portrays excellently the weak and corrupt Lord Sedgemonth. Arthur Shields and J.M. Kerrigan provide great repartee in the lighter moments. Patricia Medina is great as Lord Sedgemonth's paramour, Fancy Free, who "only likes the good life," and says the Lord Sedgemonth must do the right thing by her, "…give me money." Add to this a remarkably good musical score, and you have a great and entertaining movie. It is obvious that this film suffered from a small budget, since it was shot in black and white, and if nothing else, this film screams for color. Perhaps it could be looked upon as a lesson on how to do more with less. Fairbanks, in this film, is every bit of the "presumptuous popinjay" he is accused of being by Richard Greene. You could hardly spend a better 94 minutes.