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278:, a female pirate. She complains that Kidd raided ships in her territory and demands her share of the treasure. Kidd informs Bonney that he has hidden the amassed treasure on Skull Island, and that he has the only map to its exact location. He agrees to take her, with her ship following close behind in the event of a double-cross. But as Oliver nervously waits on them, he inadvertently switches Lady Jane's love note with Kidd's map. Rocky discovers the mistake and negotiates with Kidd to take them along and share the treasure in exchange for the map. Kidd ostensibly agrees, but intends to kill Oliver and Rocky once he gets the map. 285:
When the ships reach Skull Island, Oliver and Rocky dig up the treasure. Kidd arrogantly declares his plans to dispose of them along with Captain Bonney. Bonney alerts the others to Kidd's true intentions, and signals her crew to attack. Bonney's crew wins the fight, the treasure is recovered, and
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The voyage begins with the addition of Bruce, who has been shanghaied. Kidd unsuccessfully attempts to regain the map throughout the entire voyage. Meanwhile, Bonney mistakenly believes that Lady Jane's love note was written to Oliver, and becomes intrigued. During the voyage Kidd raids an English
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would not budget the extra money to make the film in color, the duo opted to do it themselves. Using a contractual agreement with Universal that permitted them to make one independent film per year, they made the film using Abbott's company, Woodley Productions (and their first color film,
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Produced during a slump in Charles Laughton's career, the accomplished actor signed on to do the film for a mere $ 25,000. Shortly after filming was completed, on April 6, Abbott and Costello hosted an episode of the
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On their way to their jobs at the Death's Head Tavern, Oliver "Puddin' Head" Johnson and Rocky Stonebridge encounter Lady Jane, who asks them to bring a love note to the tavern singer, Bruce Martingale.
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and brought Laughton along as a guest. Later that year, the three of them filmed a two-minute commercial for
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negative as Cinecolor did not offer three-color origination, only two-color origination via
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as Oliver Johnson (alias Captain "Puddin' Head" Feathergill)
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was filmed from February 27 through March 25, 1952. Since
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Charles Lamont
John Grant
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Charles Laughton
Hillary Brooke
Leif Erickson
Fran Warren
Stanley Cortez
Raoul Kraushaar
Woodley Productions
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Abbott and Costello
Charles Laughton
Captain Kidd
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