Pirates and Seafaring Swashbucklers on the Hollywood Screen
Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 137 Theatrical and Made-For-Television Releases
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Pirate films hold a special appeal for movie fans, with their swashbuckling heroes and heroines performing their rousing and electrifying derring-do in a bygone era. Filmgoers like to imagine themselves to be these agile and colorful buccaneers of the high seas who are motivated by many ambitions (e.g., financial, political) and who follow their own special code of ethics. This volume contains full filmographic data for each of the genre features, serials, and made-for-television pirate films covered from both the silent and sound eras. Each entry includes complete casts and credits, year of release, and studio. Every title presented also contains an essay blending plot synopsis and critical commentary. Among the many titles discussed are The Corsair (1914), Captain Blood (1924), The Black Pirate (1927), Treasure Island (1934), China Seas (1935), The Sea Hawk (1940), Frenchman’s Creek (1944), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Anne of the Indies (1951), Blackbeard the Pirate (1952), Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952), His Majesty O’Keefe (1953), Moonfleet (1955), The Buccaneer (1958), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), A High Wind in Jamaica (1965), Scalawag (1976), The Ice Pirates (1984), Hook (1991), and many more memorable genre entries.
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