As Maureen O'Hara, Rhonda Fleming, or Arlene Dahl, Yvonne de Carlo was the replacement solution after Maria Montez's departure from Universal studios by the late forties. Those actresses were hired for adventure films taking place in exotic settings, jungle, deserts, aboard ships in South seas, fighting against evil natives, seeking treasures. The lost perfume of many audiences childhood, full of fantasy, charm, action and romance. Here Frederic De Cordova the director shows his talent in terms of theatrical scenes, because he came from stage business. So, westerns, crime films or even adventures yarns were not his specialtity, and despite that, he was rather efficient if you watch closely the ones he made; he, the comedy, light hearted dramas he also made. For adventure exotic films, he was certainly not Edward Ludwig, Sidney Salkow or Lewis Foster, the greatest adventure films of the fifties, but you also can appreciate his YANKEE BUCANEER, made one year later, with Jeff Chandler; again a pirates film. This one BUCANEER'S GIRL deserves the watch, no problem. It is fast paced, colourful, action oriented. Enjoy.
