The film stars Jean Peters and Louis Jourdan, with Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez and James Robertson Justice.

They travel to an island where they meet with her pirate mentor Captain Blackbeard (played by Thomas Gomez), who takes an instant dislike to LaRochelle although he at first holds back as he can see Anne is attracted to him.

The film was based on a short story published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1947 by Charleston's historical fiction author, Herbert Sass.

Sass was asked by New York publishers and Los Angeles studios to write a movie treatment of the story.

The producer hired Jan Fortune to write a script and announced he intended to make the film later that year for Eagle Lion.

[6] It was to be part of a four-picture deal Wanger had with Eagle Lion, the others being Tulsa, The Bastille and The Blank Wall.

[7] In August 1948 Wanger announced he had decided to shelve the film as he believed it would cost too much (the estimated budget was $1.5 million).

[8] In February 1949 it was reported Hayward would make the film at Columbia where Guy Endore was writing a script.

[11] In May 1950 Fox bought the story, assigned Arthur Caesar to write the script and George Jessel to produce; Hayward was still attached to star.

; they have tight-fitting trousers and open throat shirt down to here, and free top boots - I'm in rags, really but so picturesque and flattering.