Review – A High Wind in Jamaica

This movie is sort of like The Apple Dumpling Gang if it was set at sea and it hadn’t sucked. A group of kids en route from Jamaica to England end up stowing aboard a pirate ship when their original vessel is raided. The story is an odd blend of comedy and tragedy as the pirate crew becomes more and more convinced that the kids are bad luck. Further, the picture is hard on the animals and not always particularly gentle with the children. However, overall the plot is engaging, the acting competent (particularly Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as the pirate leaders) and the production values solid in a mid-60s way. Mildly amusing