An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
Costume
Lavish Restoration-era finery on a clearly tight MGM budget.
Acting
David Niven's Duke of Brampton: aristocratic slime personified.
Practical Effects
Real Tower of London location shooting for crown jewel sequences.
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Ann Blyth
Lady Mary
Edmund Purdom
Michael Dermott
David Niven
James - Duke of Brampton
George Sanders
King Charles II
Roger Moore
Jack
John Dehner
Captain Herrick
Sean McClory
Sheldon
Tudor Owen
Simon
Melville Cooper
Henry Wynch
Alan Mowbray
Sir Gilbert Talbot
Rhys Williams
Turnkey
Joan Elan
Charity Fell
Charles Davis
Apothecary
Ian Wolfe
Fell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Moore's first credited film role—he'd later joke he learned to sword-fight here for his Bond audition.
Released during MGM's financial spiral; this was part of their desperate 'prestige adventure' output to compete with television.
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