Jean Peters credited as playing...
Captain Anne Providence
- Molly LaRochelle: Before you blackguard him, I ask you to remember that he is my husband.
- Captain Anne Providence: The best you could get for yourself?
- Molly LaRochelle: You couldn't get him.
- Captain Anne Providence: [Anne slaps Molly] And you'll never have him again.
- Captain Anne Providence: Who did you choose the dress for?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: No one.
- Captain Anne Providence: No one?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Perhaps for a woman I hope one day to meet.
- Captain Anne Providence: [angry] Well, see to your scraping and caulking, mister! And keep a watch working tonight.
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Aye, Captain.
- Captain Anne Providence: [wearing the dress for the first time] Do men like this?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Any man would be a fool, who didn't.
- Captain Anne Providence: Why?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: It's the nature of man.
- Captain Anne Providence: You mean, a man sees a woman, like this - and he wants to make love to her?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Yes.
- Captain Anne Providence: How?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Surely - well, you've seen them in Nassau.
- Captain Anne Providence: Those sea lice - they take their women like they take their rum, by the barrel. How does a Frenchman make love - a gentleman?
- [Pierre embraces and kisses her]
- Dr. Jameson: A few more stokes of the cat, and he'll be a dead man.
- Captain Anne Providence: Am I to weep, like a woman?
- Dr. Jameson: No, you're not to do anything like a woman. But I believe I can show you good reason why he should live. A buccaneer's reason, if you want.
- Captain Anne Providence: Put him in irons, as we found him.
- Red Dougal: Over the side would be better.
- Captain Anne Providence: No, if he has a secret, I intend to learn what it is.
- Captain Anne Providence: I must think of something diverting - would you crawl on your knees for her, for instance?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: I would do anything.
- Captain Anne Providence: Anything for her - nothing for me. Nothing at all, Pierre? Is there no memory, nothing?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: I lied to you once. I cannot lie again.
- Captain Anne Providence: You've heard the charges, mister. Have you anything further to say for yourself?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Only this - since we sailed from Nassau, I've served you loyally and well. As I will serve you well, in adventures we have planned for the future - together. I ask only to be judged by what I have done, not what he says I've done. You're my captain. I put my fate in your hands, without fear. With confidence in your justice.
- Captain Anne Providence: Put away your blade, I believe him innocent.
- Captain Edward Teach aka Blackbeard: Lass, he's turned your head with his smooth tongue.
- Captain Anne Providence: Put away, I say! I'm captain here!
- Captain Edward Teach aka Blackbeard: You're captain because I made you captain. I was a fool to think a wench could be other than a wench. But what I've made, I can blast. You've given your judgement, now witness mine.
- Captain Anne Providence: Prisoner of the English? Well, then he's no friend of theirs, bring him here. Your name?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Pierre Francois. You have the advantage of me.
- Captain Anne Providence: I am Captain Providence.
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: You? Are? Enchanté, mademoiselle
- Captain Anne Providence: [strikes him] My title is Captain!
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: Enchanté - Captain.
- Captain Anne Providence: You have a wench somewhere?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: I'm a Frenchman.
- Captain Anne Providence: You say were Master - are you a sea artist?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: I can navigate.
- Captain Anne Providence: Well, I need a sailing master.
- Red Dougal: But Captain!
- Captain Anne Providence: Have you the stomach to join us? It's not too great a step from privateer to honest buccaneer.
- Captain Anne Providence: What was your ship?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: The Molly O'Brien.
- Captain Anne Providence: That's an Irish name.
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: The Irish, like we French, have little reason to love the English.
- Captain Anne Providence: Do you know of such a ship?
- Red Dougal: Yes, Captain. I know of one such. She's a Privateer, Bordeaux registry, with letters of marque to prey upon English shipping.
- Captain Anne Providence: Who named her that?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: I did.
- Red Dougal: Ha! Among the French, is it the cabin boys who name their ships?
- Captain Pierre François LaRochelle: I was owner and master, big belly.
- Red Dougal: You!...
- Captain Anne Providence: Wait! I'm questioning him. And he's right! You stuff yourself like a pig.