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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Douglas Fairbanks
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
Billie Dove
Princess Isobel
Anders Randolf
Pirate Captain
Donald Crisp
MacTavish
Tempe Pigott
Duenna (as Tempe Pigett)
Sam De Grasse
Pirate Lieutenant
Charles Stevens
Powder Man
John Wallace
Peg-Leg Pirate
Fred Becker
Pirate
Charles Belcher
Chief Passenger - Nobleman
Director
Albert Parker
Screenplay
Jack Cunningham
Tagline
"The Love Story of a Bold Buccaneer"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,300,000
Production
United Artists, Elton Corporation
CinemaSerf
June 6, 2022
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 beautif...
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