{"id":75133,"date":"2021-08-15T22:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T05:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75133"},"modified":"2021-08-16T00:50:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T07:50:03","slug":"captain-horatio-hornblower-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75133","title":{"rendered":"Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not worried &#8212; not with Captain Hornblower!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the Napoleonic Wars, British Captain Horatio Hornblower (Gregory Peck) delivers arms to a megalomaniac South American dictator (Alec Mango), then learns that Britain is newly allied with Spain; meanwhile, he picks up and falls in love with a beautiful passenger, Lady Barbara (Virginia Mayo) &#8212; but can their romance last beyond the seas?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Gregory Peck Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Raoul Walsh Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Mayo Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRaoul Walsh directed this Technicolor adaptation of C.S. Forester&#8217;s popular <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horatio_Hornblower\">Horatio Hornblower<\/a> novels, featuring a courageous and skilled seaman who handles all military and personnel crises with aplomb, yet harumphs with nerves when faced with a beautiful woman. Peck and Mayo make a lovely couple (naturally): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Romance3.png 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and it&#8217;s enjoyable seeing Mayo emerge as a worthy and invaluable member of the crew. However, it&#8217;s the naval adventures that most interested viewers will be curious to watch, and there&#8217;s plenty of that. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Action3.png 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Mango&#8217;s role in dark-face as the deranged &#8220;El Supremo&#8221; is demeaningly stereotypical, and truly cringe-worthy: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mango.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank goodness he doesn&#8217;t take up too much screentime. Meanwhile, watch for young Christopher Lee in one of his first supporting roles, playing a Spanish captain. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Lee.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Captain-Horatio-Hornblower-Mayo2.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look if you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0043379\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1951\/09\/14\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-captain-horatio-hornblower-with-gregory-peck.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2239lit.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/16657\/captain-horatio-hornblower#articles-reviews?articleId=87761\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not worried &#8212; not with Captain Hornblower!&#8221; Synopsis: During the Napoleonic Wars, British Captain Horatio Hornblower (Gregory Peck) delivers arms to a megalomaniac South American dictator (Alec Mango), then learns that Britain is newly allied with Spain; meanwhile, he picks up and falls in love with a beautiful passenger, Lady Barbara (Virginia Mayo) &#8212; but can their romance last beyond the seas? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Christopher Lee Films Gregory Peck Films Historical Drama Raoul Walsh&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75133\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75133"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75158,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75133\/revisions\/75158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}