Captain from Castile was a swashbuckling, action adventure film released by 20th Century Fox in 1947. Directed by Henry King, the Technicolor film starred Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, and Cesar Romero. It was filmed on location in Mexico and includes a few scenes of the Parícutin volcano, which was then erupting. The film features the debuts of actress Jean Peters, who later married industrialist Howard Hughes, and of Mohawk actor Jay Silverheels, who later portrayed Tonto on the television series The Lone Ranger. Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... Henry King may refer to: Henry King (poet), (1592-1669), English poet, Bishop of Chichester Henry Churchill King, (1858–1934) theologian and educator; served on King-Crane Commission Henry King, (1855-1923) Australian studio and landscape photographer Henry T. King was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials Herny King (congressman... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. ... Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress. ... Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. ... Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, commonly also accented Paricutín or spelled unaccented as Paricutin) is a volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán, close to a lava-covered village of the same name. ... Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress. ... For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... Mohawk is: A tribe of American Indians: see Mohawk nation The Mohawk language spoken by the Mohawk people. ... Jay Silverheels (June 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a Canadian Mohawk Indian actor. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Synopsis

Pedro de Vargas (Tyrone Power) flees Spain for Cuba, after he believes he has murdered a leader of the Spanish Inquisition, Diego De Silva (John Sutton), who has been persecuting his family. Along the way he befriends a young servant at an inn, Catana Perez (Jean Peters), who joins him in sailing for the New World. In Cuba, he meets explorer Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero and agrees to join him on an expedition to Mexico. Cortez has heard reports of great wealth in Mexico and is determined to conquer the Aztecs, despite generous gifts from their emperor, Montezuma, along with warnings to leave Mexico.^[1] Inquisition (capitalized I) is broadly used, to refer to things related to judgment of heresy by the Roman Catholic Church. ... Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés (1485 - December 2, 1547) (who was known as Hernando or Fernando Cortés during his lifetime and signed all his letters Fernán Cortés) was the conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain. ... Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. ... The word Aztec is usually used as a historical term, although some contemporary Nahuatl speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. ... Montezuma is the name of a mythological deity, as well as the common English spelling of the name of two Aztec emperors. ...

Music

The lively musical score was composed by Alfred Newman, Fox's longtime musical director. Newman recorded excerpts from the musical score for 78-rpm discs (reportedly at his own expense since soundtrack albums were unknown in 1947) and years later in stereo for Capitol Records. In 1973, Charles Gerhardt conducted a suite from the film for RCA Victor's tribute album to Newman, Captain from Castile; the quadraphonic recording was later reissued on CD. The University of Southern California marching band has often played "Conquest," the spectacular march from the film. Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was a major American composer of music for films. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Charles Gerhardt may refer to one of the following persons Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, chemist Charles Gerhardt (conductor) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan in June 2006. ...

Cast and Crew

• Directed by Henry King
• Writing credits: Samuel Shellabarger (novel), Lamar Trotti

• Tyrone Power ... Pedro De Vargas
• Jean Peters ... Catana Perez
• Cesar Romero ... Hernando Cortez
• Lee J. Cobb ... Juan Garcia
• John Sutton ... Diego De Silva
• Antonio Moreno ... Don Francisco De Vargas
• Thomas Gomez ... Father Bartolome Romero
• Alan Mowbray ... Prof. Botello (the astrologer)
• Barbara Lawrence ... Luisa De Carvajal
• George Zucco ... Marquis De Carvajal
• Roy Roberts ... Capt. Alvarado
• Marc Lawrence ... Corio
• Robert Adler ... Reyes (uncredited)
• Mimi Aguglia ... Hernandez, Luisa's dueña (uncredited)
• Dolly Arriaga ... Mercedes De Vargas (uncredited)
• Virginia Brissac ... Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
• John Burton ... DeLora (uncredited)
• Willie Calles ... Aztec (uncredited)
• Harry Carter ... Capt. Sandoval (uncredited)
• David Cota ... Singer (uncredited)
• Gilberto González ... Aztec ambassador (uncredited)
• Reed Hadley ... Juan Escudero (uncredited)
• Estela Inda ... Doña Marina, Cortez's interpreter (uncredited)
• Robert Karnes ... Manuel Perez (Catana's brother) (uncredited)
• John Laurenz ... Diego Cermeno (uncredited)
• Fred Libby ... Hernan Soler (uncredited)
• Chris-Pin Martin ... Sancho Lopez (owner, Rosario Inn) (uncredited)
• Edward Mundy ... Crier (uncredited)
• Julian Rivero ... Marquis' servant (uncredited)
• Ramón Sánchez ... Aztec (uncredited)
• Robert Shaw ... Spanish army officer (uncredited)
• Jay Silverheels ... Coatl (uncredited)
• Bud Wolfe ... Sailor (uncredited)

• Produced by Lamar Trotti
• Original Music by Alfred Newman
• Cinematography by Arthur E. Arling (director of photography), Charles G. Clarke (director of photography)
• Film Editing by Barbara McLean
• Art Direction by James Basevi, Richard Day
• Set Decoration by Thomas Little
• Costume Design by Charles Le Maire
• Makeup Department: Ben Nye (makeup artist)
• Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: Robert D. Webb (second unit director), William Eckhard (assistant director), )

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• Sound Department: Roger Heman Sr. (sound) (as Roger Heman), Winston H. Leverett (sound)
• Special Effects by Fred Sersen (special photographic effects)
• Costume and Wardrobe Department: Sam Benson (wardrobe)
• Editorial Department: Richard Mueller (associate color consultant: Technicolor)
• Other crew: Natalie Kalmus (color advisor: Technicolor), Edward B. Powell (music arranger: orchestral arrangements) (as Edward Powell), Darryl F. Zanuck (presenter)

^[2] Natalie Kalmus (neé Dunfee, 1878 - November 15, 1965), was the wife of Technicolor founder Herbert T. Kalmus from July 23, 1902 to June 22, 1922, although they continued to live together until 1944. ... Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902–December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). ...

Sources

1. ^ American Movie Classics
2. ^ imdb.com