Against All Flags [1952] / The Rare Breed [1966]

Region 2

Against All Flags’ (1952), Errol Flynn stars as British navy officer Brian Hawke who goes undercover in a pirate-ridden Madagascar port to gain information on their fortifications so that the military can bring them down. While there, he meets pirate Prudence ‘Spitfire’ Stevens (O’Hara) and the two form a mutual affection for one another. However, Spitfire becomes jealous when Hawke saves Princess Patma (Alice Kelley). With these complications afoot, can Hawke successfully complete his mission?

‘Rare Breed’ (1966) is based on real-life events that took place in the 1880s when Hereford cattle were first introduced to the American West. Martha Price (O’Hara) and her daughter, Hilary (Juliet Mills), enlist the help of Sam ‘Bulldog’ Burnett (James Stewart), a wandering ranch hand, to carry out the dream of Martha’s late husband who died en route to America. His dream was to introduce Hereford cattle by transporting a lone bull, Vindicator, to Texas to breed it with longhorn cattle. Martha, Hilary and Sam set out on the road to Texas with the bull, but the trail is fraught with dangers and Sam has to rescue the women from a series of Western-style ambushes and abductions.