{"id":72414,"date":"2021-06-02T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72414"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:09:21","slug":"black-pirate-the-1926","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72414","title":{"rendered":"Black Pirate, The (1926)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It was the custom of these pirates to subdue their prey, loot the ship, bind their captives and blow them up.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Poster-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Poster-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Poster-88x128.jpg 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Poster-185x270.jpg 185w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Poster.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA duke (Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.) who escapes the marauding of a merchant vessel by a band of cutthroat pirates seeks revenge and earns his way into their graces, soon helping them single-handedly take over another ship &#8212; this one with a beautiful maiden (Billie Dove) on board. Can Fairbanks save Dove from a terrible fate while eliciting support from the nearby government?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Crisp Films<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. film is one of only two listed in Peary&#8217;s <em>GFTFF<\/em>, along with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24019\"><em>The Mark of Zorro<\/em> (1920)<\/a> (though I&#8217;ve also included <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25104\"><em>The Thief of Bagdad<\/em><\/a> as a missing title). <em>The Black Pirate<\/em> is notable not only for Fairbanks&#8217; agile derring-do &#8212; on ample display, as always &#8212; but for its use of an early two-strip Technicolor process. A couple of especially memorable scenes include Fairbanks slicing down the sails of a captured pirate ship with his dagger:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Sails.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Sails.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Sails.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Sails-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Sails-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Sails-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the final rescue scene involving a crew of nimble men in swimming shorts:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Swimming.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Swimming.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Swimming.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Swimming-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Swimming-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Swimming-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHowever, while it&#8217;s pretty to look at and Fairbanks is as impressive as ever, the storyline is nothing more than a boy&#8217;s fantasy writ large, including hidden treasure, walking the plank, and plenty of pirate-y mischief; it was accurately described by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1926\/03\/09\/archives\/the-screen.html\">Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times<\/a> as &#8220;a series of robust scenes slung on a slender thread of a story.&#8221; This one is will be of interest to Fairbanks fans (or silent film lovers), but isn&#8217;t required viewing for all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several enjoyable action scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Action.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Action.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Action.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Action-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Action-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Action-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Rescue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Rescue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Rescue.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Rescue-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Rescue-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Rescue-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impressive two-strip Technicolor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Cinematography.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Black-Pirate-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0016654\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1926\/03\/09\/archives\/the-screen.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/silent-volume.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/black-pirate-1926.html\">Silent Volume Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3383pira.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/blackpir.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6984&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It was the custom of these pirates to subdue their prey, loot the ship, bind their captives and blow them up.&#8221; Synopsis: A duke (Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.) who escapes the marauding of a merchant vessel by a band of cutthroat pirates seeks revenge and earns his way into their graces, soon helping them single-handedly take over another ship &#8212; this one with a beautiful maiden (Billie Dove) on board. 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