It lacks any sense of originality, yet because I appreciate this type of movie, it’s generally acceptable. John Payne portrays "Barbarossa," who frees a group of Spanish sailors and subsequently abducts the spirited "Countess Alida" (Donna Reed)—the Governor's daughter—with the initial intention of getting money from her family. As is often the case in these stories, their early animosity will quickly disappear, and …