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Pirates of Monterey

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Pirates of Monterey

"ROMANTIC ADVENTURE IN EARLY CALIFORNIA!"

1947

1h 17m

5.6(5 votes)

Adventure

Romance

Western

Overview

A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.

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Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Maria Montez

Maria Montez

Marguerita Novarro

Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Captain Phillip Kent

Mikhail Rasumny

Mikhail Rasumny

Sergeant Pio

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Lt. Carlo Ortega

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Major de Roja

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Señorita de Sola

Tamara Shayne

Tamara Shayne

Filomena

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Governor de Sola

Michael Raffetto

Sgt. Gomara

Neyle Morrow

Neyle Morrow

Manuel de Roja

Creative team

Directed by: Alfred L. Werker
Written by: Sam Hellman
Margaret Buell Wilder

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