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The Black Swan

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6.4/10 • 84

1942-12-041h 27m

AdventureRomance

Seas ablaze...with black villainy, with fiery romance, with breathless deeds of daring...in the roaring era of love, gold, and adventure!

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

Directors
Henry King
Editors
Barbara McLean

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tyrone Power

    Tyrone Power

    Jamie Waring

  2. Maureen O'Hara

    Maureen O'Hara

    Lady Margaret Denby

  3. Laird Cregar

    Laird Cregar

    Captain Henry Morgan

  4. Thomas Mitchell

    Thomas Mitchell

    Tommy Blue

  5. George Sanders

    George Sanders

    Captain Billy Leech

  6. Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    Wogan

  7. George Zucco

    George Zucco

    Lord Denby

  8. Edward Ashley

    Edward Ashley

    Roger Ingram (uncredited)

  9. Bonnie Bannon

    Bonnie Bannon

    Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom (uncredited)

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John Chard

Dec 21, 2019

8/10

Clear the deck for action, Henry. Here comes the lass broadside! This is the story of the Spanish Main, when villainy wore a sash, and the only political creed in the world was, love, gold ........ and adventure! The Black Swan finds Tyrone Power at his swashbuckling best, here as James "Boy" Waring, a pirate starting to find his conscience as he starts to find love, Power is devilishly handsome and swaggers about with knowingly comic abandon. Though this Henry King directed picture reeks of being an illegitimate child to "Errol Flynn's" superior "Captain Blood", it has such a great sense of fun and high production values, it really doesn't matter one jot. The colour cinematography from Leon Shamroy rightly won an Academy Award, whilst the nominations for Alfred Newman's booming score and the one for the special effects team were very much deserved. The other thing to note is the fabulous costumes courtesy of Earl Luick, splendid attire, none more so than evidenced by Laird Cregar's joyous Henry Morgan. George Sanders and a ravishing Maureen O'Hara are in on the fun and really it's a film that to me is impossible not to enjoy, so avast yee lubbers and buckle up your swash. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,493,800.00
Revenue
$5,727,000.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookhorseback ridingkidnappingvenezuelajamaicaromantic rivalrytreasondeceptionsword fightpiratebound and gaggedtied uptreacheryswashbucklereye patchretributionbritish colonialfaintingcaribbean seabuccaneertechnicolorsea battlebritish colonialismsea captaindamsel in distress17th centurycaribbean