The Black Pirate
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.
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Albert Parker
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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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Albert Parker is the director of The Black Pirate.
The cast of The Black Pirate includes Fred Becker as Pirate, Tempe Pigott as Duenna (as Tempe Pigett), Barry Norton as Youth (uncredited), Charles Stevens as Powder Man, Donald Crisp as MacTavish, Mary Pickford as Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited), E.J. Ratcliffe as The Governor, Sam De Grasse as Pirate Lieutenant, Douglas Fairbanks as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate, Anders Randolf as Pirate Captain, Billie Dove as Princess Isobel, Charles Belcher as Chief Passenger - Nobleman, and more.
The duration of The Black Pirate is 1h 34 mins.
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The Black Pirate was released on 08 Mar 1926.
The Black Pirate is listed under Adventure, Drama, and Action on Fanbiz.
The Black Pirate has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 the..."
