The Black Pirate (1926)

Synopsis: This swashbuckling nautical adventure, starring the incomparable Douglas Fairbanks, made film history as one of the first full features shot entirely in Technicolor. Here, he plays a nobleman who... This swashbuckling nautical adventure, starring the incomparable Douglas Fairbanks, made film history as one of the first full features shot entirely in Technicolor. Here, he plays a nobleman who wants to revenge his father's murder, so he boards a pirate vessel disguised as one of the thieving, villainous rapscallions, and sets about achieving his goal. On the high seas, the athletic Fairbanks provides a no-holds barred, rip-roaring, stunt-filled voyage -- complete with a one-man takeover of a merchant ship. [More]

Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Billie Dove, Tempe Piggot

Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Billie Dove, Tempe Piggot, Sam De Grasse, Charles Stevens, Charles Belcher, Anders Randolf

Director: Albert Parker

Director: Albert Parker
Screenwriter: Douglas Fairbanks, Jack Cunningham
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
Composer: Mortimer Wilson

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