The Black Pirate
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.
From the archive
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. This technicolor adventure film stars Douglas Fairbanks as an avenging pirate who vows to destroy a pirate crew. This was only the third film to use two-tone technicolor, and was a minor hit. The budget was very high for the time, leading to limited profits. I've uploaded the two versions where I couldn't decide what was the higher picture quality.
Why this is free to watch
The Black Pirate (1926) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. The uploader declared an explicit licence, linked in the source panel. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Albert Parker
- Starring
- Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Anders Randolf, Donald Crisp, Tempe Pigott, Sam De Grasse, Charles Stevens, John Wallace
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