''Captain Blood Returns'' is a 1931 British

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by the Anglo-Italian writer

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. It is the second in Sabatini's trilogy about the character after '' Captain Blood'' (1922) and was followed by '' The Fortunes of Captain Blood'' (1936).

Film adaptation

The novel provided a loose inspiration for the 1952 film '' Captain Pirate'' made by

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and starring

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and

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.Goble p.403 This was made as a sequel to the 1950 film '' Fortunes of Captain Blood''.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Captain Blood 1931 British novels British historical novels British adventure novels Novels set in the 17th century Novels by Rafael Sabatini British novels adapted into films Houghton Mifflin books {{1930s-novel-stub