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  1. The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent action adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor about an adventurer and a "company" of pirates. Directed by Albert Parker, it stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Billie Dove.

  2. The Black Pirate: Directed by Albert Parker. With Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse. Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.

    • (2.2K)
    • Adventure, Action
    • Albert Parker
    • 1926-03-08
  3. Which is pretty much all you needed to know to get you to the box office to see The Black Pirate: a star (the super- athletic Douglas Fairbanks), a spectacle (full-size pirate ships), action (sword fights and dazzling stunts), romance, and, of course, color!

  4. The Black Pirate remains a landmark achievement in the advancement of cinema as an art form and the definitive pirate film of the silent era. The film is also a wonderful showcase for Fairbanks as a leader in the film industry and one of the most creative producers Hollywood has ever known.

  5. Sep 29, 2023 · On World Silent Film Day, we talk to James Layton, manager of the Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center at the Museum of Modern Art, about their new restoration of the classic Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler The Black Pirate (1926), which receives its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 15 October.

  6. Jul 26, 2020 · Director: Albert Parker. Screenplay: Douglas Fairbanks (as Elton Thomas), Jack Cunningham. Cinematography: Henry Sharp. Original music score: Mortimer Wilson. Production: Douglas Fairbanks for Elton Corp. (USA) Distribution: United Artists, Allied Artists. Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse.

  7. Feb 3, 2024 · When the pirates park their own ship on the opposite side of the island, Fairbanks appears as the boastful “Black Pirate” and demands to join their crew, setting himself two challenges that he completes that impresses everyone but the second-in-command Pirate Lieutenant, which sets up the conflict.

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