recrafted the first post to suit me throughout the summer months. here goes with a classic
THE BLACK PIRATE (1926)
a page from the history of the lives of the most bloodthirsty pirates who ever infested the southern seas. being an account of buccaneers & the spanish main, the jolly roger, golden galleons, buried treasure, cutlasses, the plank & marooning.. it was the custom of these pirates to subdue their prey, loot the ship, bind their captives, and blow them up!
some may first think of Tyrone Power or Errol Flynn (or Basil Rathbone) when it comes to swashbucklers, yet Douglas Fairbanks is as legendary or more than any of them. The Duke of Arnoldo vows vengeance on the cutthroats responsible for his father's death. Becoming
the black pirate, he joins their scurvy crew and quickly ascends as their leader. Yet his revenge plans become complicated when he meets his first captive, a beautiful Spanish princess. Douglas Fairbanks was a true man, wielding athletic prowess beyond any major actor.
How many actors get their own blown-up face cutout over the theater. Part of me likes Fairbanks'
Thief of Bagdad (1924) slightly more than this, although
The Black Pirate '26 is tighter and a glimpse at a giant of the 20s shot in two-strip technicolor. Rip-roaring with spiced adventure, exceptional stunts & swordplay
Rating:
7.0 / 10
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