ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD
1952 ~ Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton – A mix-up between a love letter and a treasure map has waiters Abbott and Costello on the wrong end a cutlass in this slapstick swashbuckler.
ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FABIAN
1951 ~ Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead – Standard swashbuckling romp with the one and only Errol Flynn.
AGAINST ALL FLAGS
1952 ~ Errol Flynn, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn – A spy for the English (Flynn) infiltrates a major pirate haven.
THE BELOVED ROGUE
1927 (silent) ~ John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day – The French poet-patriot Francois Villon enters a battle of wits with King Louis XI and fights to save his beloved in this exciting and romantic adventure. An enormous production with lavish sets and costumes. In this swashbuckling story the great John Barrymore truly shows why he was the best of his silent era.
THE BLACK PIRATE
1926 (silent) ~ Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. – A nobleman pushed too far by a mob of cuthroats. Features one of the most famous swordfight scenes ever filmed. Silent with original music score this is the type of film that made Fairbanks a swashbuckling legend on the screen.
THE BLACK SWAN
1942 ~ Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hare, Anthony Quinn – A high-seas adventure about a dashing pirate intent on rescuing a beautiful woman. Based on the Sabatini book of the same title.
BLACKBEARD’S GHOST
1968 ~ Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Elsa Lancaster – Fun Disney film with Peter Ustinov as the infamous Blackbeard.
BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE
1952 ~ Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, Irene Ryan – Newton is rambunctious as a 17th century buccaneer, with lovely Darnell his captive.
THE BOY AND THE PIRATES
1960 ~ Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye – A young boy is magically transported back in time to an 18th century pirate ship on the high seas.
THE BUCCANEER
1938 ~ Frederic March – About Jean Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans.
THE BUCCANEER
1958 ~ Yul Brynner – a good remake of the 1938 film.
CAPTAIN BLOOD
1935 ~ Errol Flynn – A must see classic pirate epic with Flynn starring in his first swashbuckler. Based on Sabatini’s novel of the same name. Dr. Peter Blood is a british physician unjustly sentenced to slavery for aiding a wounded rebel. Bought by the niece of a brutal plantation owner, Blood eventually escapes by overtaking a ship. Once on board, Captain Blood embarks on a series of swashbuckling adventures.
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