The Black Pirate

3/8/19261h 34m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Love Story of a Bold Buccaneer ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Albert Parker

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$1,300,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

pirate
silent film
two strip technicolor

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

~ as ~

The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate

Billie Dove

~ as ~

Princess Isobel

Anders Randolf

~ as ~

Pirate Captain

Donald Crisp

~ as ~

MacTavish

Tempe Pigott

~ as ~

Duenna (as Tempe Pigett)

Sam De Grasse

~ as ~

Pirate Lieutenant

Charles Stevens

~ as ~

Powder Man

John Wallace

~ as ~

Peg-Leg Pirate

Fred Becker

~ as ~

Pirate

Charles Belcher

~ as ~

Chief Passenger - Nobleman

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
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.