Frenchman’s Creek 1944

An English lady of upbringing living in her ancestral coastal estate in Cornwall is seized by a daring French pirate. Initially a captive, she is whisked into his adventurous world, where his fiery spirit clashes with her icy poise. Their bond deepens into a passionate romance that carries her from genteel elegance into thrilling adventure.

An English lady of upbringing living in her ancestral coastal estate in Cornwall is seized by a daring French pirate. Initially a captive, she is whisked into his adventurous world, where his fiery spirit clashes with her icy poise. Their bond deepens into a passionate romance that carries her from genteel elegance into thrilling adventure.

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Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Lord Godolphin

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

William

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Lord Rockingham

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Dona St. Columb

George Kirby

George Kirby

Dr. Williams (uncredited)

Mary Field

Mary Field

Prue (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Thomas (uncredited)

Henry A. Escalante

Henry A. Escalante

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Arturo de Córdova

Arturo de Córdova

Jean Benoit Aubrey

Kenneth Hunter

Kenneth Hunter

Guest (uncredited)

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas

Robert Penrose (uncredited)

Patricia Barker

Patricia Barker

Henrietta

Leslie Denison

Leslie Denison

John Nankervis (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin

Guest (uncredited)

Art Foster

Art Foster

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin

Zachariah Smith (uncredited)

David Thursby

David Thursby

Ostler (uncredited)

James Dime

James Dime

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Victor Romito

Victor Romito

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Rube Schaffer

Rube Schaffer

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Phyllis Barry

Phyllis Barry

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Cornish Man (uncredited)

Jerry James

Jerry James

Pirate (uncredited)

Edward Cooper

Edward Cooper

Croupier (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronald R. Rondell

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Jail Guard (uncredited)

John Roy

John Roy

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Guest (uncredited)

Billy Daniel

Billy Daniel

Pierre Blanc

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson

Jail Guard (uncredited)

George Barton

George Barton

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Allen Pinson

Allen Pinson

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Charles Mayon

Charles Mayon

Bit Role (uncredited)

Albert Ruiz

Albert Ruiz

Bit Role (uncredited)

Audrey Westphal

Audrey Westphal

Bit Role (uncredited)

Keith Hitchcock

Keith Hitchcock

Watchman (uncredited)

Moyna MacGill

Moyna MacGill

Lady Godolphin

David Clyde

David Clyde

Martin - Coachman (uncredited)

Arthur Gould-Porter

Arthur Gould-Porter

Thomas Eustick (uncredited)

Harald Maresch

Harald Maresch

Edmond

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Pirate (uncredited)

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Harry St. Columb

Constance Worth

Constance Worth

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Denis Greene

Denis Greene

Philip Rashleigh (uncredited)

David Cavendish

David Cavendish

Guest (uncredited)

Gordon Richards

Gordon Richards

Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Mulliner

Arthur Mulliner

Guest (uncredited)

Hal Rand

Hal Rand

Bit Role (uncredited)

Leonard St. Leo

Leonard St. Leo

Pirate (uncredited)

Louise La Planche

Louise La Planche

Bit Role (uncredited)

Betty Walker

Betty Walker

Bit Role (uncredited)

Paul Oman

Paul Oman

Luc (uncredited)

Bunny Beatty

Bunny Beatty

Alice (uncredited)

Noble Blake

Noble Blake

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Frederic Nay

Frederic Nay

Bit Role (uncredited)

Alice Kirby

Alice Kirby

Bit Role (uncredited)

Marcella Phillips

Marcella Phillips

Bit Role (uncredited)

Neal Clisby

Neal Clisby

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Harvey Easton

Harvey Easton

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Vincent Gironda

Vincent Gironda

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Jacques Karre

Jacques Karre

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

John Latito

John Latito

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Armand Tanny

Armand Tanny

Pirate Crewman (uncredited)

Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for Frenchman’s Creek

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Dona St. Columb, Joan Fontaine, is disgusted by the superficial court society in London and her fatuous husband. After her husband’s friend, Basil Rathbone as Lord Rockingham, makes unwanted advances, she takes her two children to a remote estate in Navron, Cornwall.

There she discovers that a notorious French pirate, Jean Benoit Aubrey, Arturo de Córdova, has been using Navron as his base of operations, terrorizing the well-to-do gentry on the Cornish coast. But Aubrey is not the scoundrel his name suggests: he is dashing, educated, and principled, and he even sketches Dona’s portrait. The two quickly fall in love.

Dona yearns for thrill and adventure, so she disguises herself as a cabin boy and joins Aubrey’s pirate crew as they set out to capture a richly laden merchant ship—the Merry Fortune—belonging to a neighbor. The raid is a success, but the news of it draws Dona’s husband, Ralph Forbes Harry St. Columb, and the malicious Basil Rathbone as Lord Rockingham to Cornwall, derailing the couple’s idyll. The pirate crew outwits the locals, capturing and robbing their would-be captors instead.

Rockingham, who has designs on Dona himself, senses the growing bond between them and attacks Dona in a jealous rage. She is forced to kill him in self-defense, a act that changes everything. Meanwhile, Aubrey is captured and accused of Rockingham’s death while trying to return to his ship. Dona hatches a plan to win his release, and her scheme succeeds.

In the end, Dona chooses to stay with her husband for the sake of her children, while Aubrey returns to his ship, leaving behind a bittersweet memory of a romance that burned bright but could not endure the social and moral pressures of the world around Navron.

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