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The Black Pirate

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6.7/10 • 53

1926-03-081h 34m

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The Love Story of a Bold Buccaneer

A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beautiful young woman of royal blood aboard.

Directors
Albert Parker
Editors
William Nolan

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  1. Douglas Fairbanks

    Douglas Fairbanks

    The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate

  2. Billie Dove

    Billie Dove

    Princess Isobel

  3. Anders Randolf

    Anders Randolf

    Pirate Captain

  4. Donald Crisp

    Donald Crisp

    MacTavish

  5. Tempe Pigott

    Tempe Pigott

    Duenna (as Tempe Pigett)

  6. Sam De Grasse

    Sam De Grasse

    Pirate Lieutenant

  7. Charles Stevens

    Charles Stevens

    Powder Man

  8. John Wallace

    John Wallace

    Peg-Leg Pirate

  9. Fred Becker

    Fred Becker

    Pirate

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2022

7/10

Still at the top his game, Douglas Fairbanks is the eponymous character - but with a bit of an unlikely backstory. He and his father were lucky to survive a pirate attack on their ship, his dad perishes shortly afterwards and our hero decides to avenge himself on these reprobates by infiltrating and rising through their ranks. His cunning plan is sailing along nicely until they capture the beautiful Princess "Isobel" (Billie Dove) to whom he takes an immediate shine and has to shield from the worst (and potentially violent) excesses of his lascivious shipmates. It's got just about every pirate adventure theme going - walking the plank, buried treasure, duplicitous plotting - and enough swash and buckle to last a lifetime. Albert Parker keeps the pace rollicking along with a deliciously ghastly contribution from Sam de Grasse and an early(ish) outing for Donald Crisp ("MacTavish") with John Wallace doing his best "Long John Silver" impersonation too. The romance is managed within the storyline, it adds a gentle richness to the mixture without cluttering up what is essentially a sumptuous high seas adventure yarn with some super seaborne colour photography, pyrotechnics and style.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,300,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
piratesilent filmtwo strip technicolor