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Tripoli
starring
John Payne ■ Maureen O'Hara
(1950)
They stormed the fortress capital of the Barbary Pirates ... and marched straight into history!
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War between the United States and the Tripoli pirates in 1805 sets the scene for action, adventure and violence as the Marines fight to raise the American flag on Tripoli.
Tripoli is not one of Maureen O'Hara's best movies, nor is it even remotely historically accurate, but it is different from the majority of her other films, it's neither a western nor a pirate movie, so it's worth the time spent watching it at least once.
This is also one of the several films Maureen O'Hara did with John Payne and it is quite different from their more famous roles in Miracle On 34th Street. One of the highlights of the movie, for me, are all the lovely costumes with their mix of early 1800's and desert styles. If you love old movies like I do or if you just love The Queen Of Technicolor give Tripoli a watch. It might even inspire you, like it did me, to do a little reading on the actual historical events.
95 Minutes
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Principal Cast
John Payne ... Lt. O'Bannion
Maureen O'Hara ... Countess D'Arneau Howard Da Silva ... Capt. Demetrios Phillip Reed ... Hamet Karamanly Grant Withers ... Sgt. Derek Lowell Gilmore ... Lt. Tripp Connie Gilchrist ... Henriette Alan Napier ... Khalil Herbert Heyes ... Gen. Eaton
Filming Location(s)
Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Quotes
Countess D'Arneau: Oh, I might have known.
Lt. O'Bannion: You're lucky, those sentries have orders to shoot to kill. Countess D'Arneau: Why didn't you tell me that instead of scaring me to death? Lt. O'Bannion: Nobody can tell you anything. We better get back before they take a shot at both of us. [He tries to help her up] Countess D'Arneau: I am able to get up myself! [she falls] Countess D'Arneau: Oh, now look what you did! |
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