The Black Pirate | 1926 | Douglas Fairbanks | Classic Silent Film

The Black Pirate - Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.

The Black Pirate (1926)
Director: Albert Parker
Writers: Douglas Fairbanks (story), Jack Cunningham (adapted by)
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott
Genre: Adventure, Action
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: 8 March 1926 (USA)
Filming Location: Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA

Synopsis:
A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he infiltrates the pirate band. Acting in character he is instrumental in the capture of a ship, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a young woman on board whom he wishes to protect from the threat of rape.

Reviews:
"This was an excellent pirate movie and was better than many sound pirate films. However, it's really hard to rate the movie---compared to other silent pirate films, it might just be the best. But, compared to THE SEA HAWK, CAPTAIN BLOOD or THE BLACK SWAN (all wonderful sound pirate films from the 30s and 40s), it isn't as good a film.

So what does the movie do that worked so well for me? First, being a Douglas Fairbanks film, it had wonderful stunts and impeccable production values--something he was known for in his silent films. Second, this film had excellent sets and was the best film money could buy in its day. In fact, it was such a lavish production that it was supposedly the first full-length film made in 2-color Technicolor--an early and somewhat crude way of producing a color movie. Because the film was dyed with green-blue and orange-red dyes, the film mostly looks reddish-green--definitely NOT true color. But, it doesn't look that bad. Plus, if it hadn't been for films like this, the infinitely better 3-color system might never have been developed by Technicolor. And, finally, the plot is pretty good for a silent film--not the most complex when compared to later films, it's not nearly as simplistic as most other silents."
- written by "planktonrules" on IMDb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Black Pirate
Austria Der Seeräuber
Brazil O Pirata Negro
Czechoslovakia Cerný korsár
Denmark Den sorte Pirat
Estonia Must merirööwel
Finland Musta merirosvo
Finland (alternative title) Musta merenkävijä
France Le pirate noir
Germany (alternative title) Der Seeräuber
Germany Der schwarze Pirat
Greece (transliterated title) O mavros peiratis
Hungary A fekete kalóz
Italy Il pirata nero
Japan (Japanese title) ダグラスの海賊（1926）
Poland Czarny pirat
Portugal O Pirata Negro
Soviet Union (Russian title) Черный пират
Spain El pirata negro
Sweden Sjörövaren
Sweden (TV title) Den svarte piraten
Turkey (Turkish title) Kara korsan
UK The Black Pirate
USA The Black Pirate
Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (literal title) Crni gusar
The Black Buccaneer

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