Pirates of Monterey

Pirates of Monterey
Directed by	Alfred L. Werker
Starring	Maria Montez Rod Cameron
Cinematography	W. Howard Greene Harry Hallenberger Hal Mohr
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Music by	Milton Rosen
Production company	Universal International
Release date	1947
Running time	79 mins
Language	English

Pirates of Monterey is a 1947 film starring Maria Montez. It was the last movie she made for Universal.

Plot

Wealthy aristocrat Marguerita Novarro and her maid are rescued by Phillip Kent when their carriage breaks loose. It is 1840 and Kent is transporting rifles from Mexico City to California to be used by soldiers there.

The women hide and ride with Kent's caravan to Santa Barbara. Although she is wealthy and can pay, Kent says he will forego any remuneration from Marguerita in exchange for the first dance at a festival. As love blossoms, they continue north to Monterey with the caravan, where Kent is reunited with an old friend, Lt. Carlos Ortega, only to learn that Ortega is engaged to be married to Marguerita.

An attack by Spanish royalists leaves Ortega seriously injured. Manuel De Roja is taken prisoner by Kent and turned over to one of Ortega's men, but the officer in charge turns out to be Manuel's own brother, Major De Roja.

Now in love, Marguerita and Kent try to leave Monterey together but are captured by De Roja's men. A jealous Ortega searches and is also taken captive, but after an escape, Kent kills De Roja in a battle with swords. Mexico's soldiers rout the royalists, and a grateful Ortega gives his blessings to Marguerita and Kent.

Cast

• Maria Montez as Marguerita Novarro
• Rod Cameron as Phillip Kent
• Gilbert Roland as Major De Roja
• Gale Sondergaard as Senorita De Sola
• Philip Reed as Lt. Carlos Ortega
• Michael Raffetto as Sgt. Gomara

External links

• Pirates of Monterey at IMDb
• Pirates of Monterey at the TCM Movie Database