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.
Directed by Albert Parker
pirate
silent film
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Charles Belcher
Chief Passenger - Nobleman
E.J. Ratcliffe
The Governor
Barry Norton
Youth (uncredited)
Mary Pickford
Princess Isobel in Final Embrace - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Crew
Douglas Fairbanks
Producer
Douglas Fairbanks
Story
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Sonny Dawkins
5.0★ · 01/23/26
One or two impressive moments, but as a whole was just OK.
One or two impressive moments, but as a whole was just OK.
Micah
6.4★ · 12/01/24
I’m getting desperate for pirate movies. There’s like none out there. So I’ll watch a silent movie about pirates. The weird thing is this isn’t really black-and-white. It’s more like white and like a light brown. So how would you watch this in the theater? Won’t this be kind of awkward. Well I guess going to the movies was a very high class and fancy thing to do back then. Wasn’t particularly bad but definitely dated.
I’m getting desperate for pirate movies. There’s like none out there. So I’ll watch a silent movie about pirates. The weird thing is this isn’t really black-and-white. It’s more like white and like a light brown. So how would you watch this in the theater? Won’t this be kind of awkward. Well I guess going to the movies was a very high class and fancy thing to do back then. Wasn’t particularly bad but definitely dated.
