![]() ![]() Besides appearing in several anthologies, she's published three novels so far: The Lady and the Bandit (2015), The Visit of the Selkie (2017), and El Lamento de la Sirena (2022). For the record, the only other Dick Turpin movie I was previously familiar with was the irreverent spoof CARRY ON DICK (1974) with craggy-faced Sid James donning highwayman garb. Libertad Delgado loves Romance, romanticism, Horror, and Dark Fantasy, especially when they come together. The film does not have much of a reputation at all – a mere ** rating from Leonard Maltin, no IMDb reviews whatsoever and the copy of it I landed is average at best surprisingly enough, although the historical character of the notorious British highwayman has been brought to the screen a few times since the early Silent days – including in 1925 (Tom Mix), 1935 (Victor McLaglen!) and 1966 (as a Walt Disney TV miniseries) – this should clearly have been the definitive movie version (being made in the age when such fare were still popular movie-going attractions) but it ends up being merely adequate. ![]() The second in my mini-retrospective of forgotten Hollywood star Louis Hayward – as part of my ongoing Easter Epics marathon – is this modest and modestly-budgeted (shot in black-and-white, no less) retelling of the Dick Turpin legend. ![]()
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