Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Year: 1961
Genre: Adventure
Studio: John Gilling Enterprises, Mijo Films
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Peter Cushing, John Fraser, Bernard Lee, Michèle Mercier, June Thorburn, William Franklyn
Crew: John Gilling (Director), Terry Knight (Draughtsman), Hugh Davey (Focus Puller), Harold Geller (Music), John Victor-Smith (Editor), James Liggat (Casting)
Runtime: 82 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1961
IMDb: 5.00/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English, Français, Italiano
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

When the wreckers start operating in his local community, it falls to "Squire Trevenyan" (Peter Cushing) to try to stop this ruthless and brutal crime. Thing is, though, when his son "Christopher" (John Fraser) returns home one night with details of who is doing what to whom, his father is suddenly nervous, compromised - but why? Is it just because the lad has a crush on "Louise" (Michèle Mercier) or because he is afraid of her brute of a father "Black John" (Bernard Lee). Anyway, time to send for the Redcoats! It's a standard adventure film this with little jeopardy or anything new as it sails, predictably, towards it's conclusion. Some of the foliage looks a bit out of place - not sure we have palm trees here in the UK, but Cushing still has a little of the charisma needed and Lee makes for a good rumbustious brigand. Though I don't think i will ever recall it, I like the genre and I quite enjoyed this light-weight and busky costume drama.