[2][3] Deborah McCoy, a New Orleans singer, is on a ship that is captured by the forces of the pirate captain Fredric Baptiste.

[5] Christian ended up being replaced by Philip Friend, who was cast on the basis of his performance in another Universal film, Sword in the Desert (1949).

Robert Douglas was cast as the lead villain in the film, the first of a three-picture contract he made with Universal.

"[8] De Carlo wrote in her memoirs that while she was touring Argentina, she got a phone call from Eva Perón praising her movies, particularly Buccaneer's Girl.

De Carlo wrote, "It later dawned on me that she could identify with the character of Deborah McCoy, who capitalized on her position as a prostitute to move up into high society.