Summary
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
Cast
Tyrone Power
Jamie Waring
Maureen O'Hara
Lady Margaret Denby
Laird Cregar
Captain Henry Morgan
Thomas Mitchell
Tommy Blue
George Sanders
Captain Billy Leech
Anthony Quinn
Wogan
George Zucco
Lord Denby
Edward Ashley
Roger Ingram (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
Don Miguel (uncredited)
John Burton
Captain Blaine (uncredited)
Rita Christiani
Dancer (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Woman (uncredited)
Bryn Davis
Woman (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Town Crier (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
Flossy Woman with Tommy (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter
Assemblyman (uncredited)
Rondo Hatton
Sailor (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Majordomo (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Clerk Reading Proclamation (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Assemblyman (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Sea Captain (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Pirate (uncredited)
George Kirby
Assemblyman (uncredited)
Frank Leigh
Sea Captain (uncredited)
Jack Low
Pirate (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
Pirate (uncredited)
Cyril McLaglen
Captain Jones (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
Mr. Fenner (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Margaret's Servant (uncredited)
Stuart Robertson
Captain Graham (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Pirate (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Assemblyman (uncredited)
Arthur Shields
The Bishop (uncredited)
David Thursby
Sea Captain (uncredited)
Frederick Worlock
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Henry King
Adaptation, Screenplay
Seton I. Miller
Novel
Rafael Sabatini
Screenplay
Ben Hecht
Reviews
John Chard
December 21, 2019
8
Clear the deck for action, Henry. Here comes the lass broadside!
This is the story of the Spanish Main, when villainy wore a sash, and the only political creed in the world was, love, gold ........ and adventure!
The Black Swan finds Tyrone Power at his swashbuckling best, here as James "Boy" Waring, a pirate starting to find his conscience as he starts to find love, Power is devilishly handsome and swaggers about with knowingly comic abandon. Though this Henry King directed picture reeks of being an illegitimate child to "Errol Flynn's" superior "Captain Blood", it has such a great sense of fun and high production values, it really doesn't matter one jot.
The colour cinematography from Leon Shamroy rightly won an Academy Award, whilst the nominations for Alfred Newman's booming score and the one for the special effects team were very much deserved. The other thing to note is the fabulous costumes courtesy of Earl Luick, splendid attire, none more so than evidenced by Laird Cregar's joyous Henry Morgan. George Sanders and a ravishing Maureen O'Hara are in on the fun and really it's a film that to me is impossible not to enjoy, so avast yee lubbers and buckle up your swash. 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,493,800.00
Revenue:
$5,727,000.00
