
The Black Pirate
The Love Story of a Bold Buccaneer
A swashbuckling silent-era adventure that balances revenge and deception with romantic entanglement, driven by physical spectacle and period charm.
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.
Essence
Ensemble

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

E.J. Ratcliffe
The Governor
Nino Cochise
Pirate (uncredited)
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