Old Pirate Movie starring Tyrone Power: The Black Swan - An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love-hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.
The Black Swan (1942)
Director: Henry King
Writers: Ben Hecht (screenplay), Seton I. Miller (screenplay), Rafael Sabatini (novel)
Stars: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: 4 December 1942 (USA)
Filming Location: Port Royal, Jamaica
Synopsis:
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.
Reviews:
"The Black Swan And The Mark of Zorro show Tyrone Power at the height of his career. This was the Tyrone Power that the public wanted to see, but who he got tired of being. He was constantly after 20th Century Fox and Darryl Zanuck to give him more challenging roles.
Jamie Warring is another of Power's patented hero/heel characterizations. When we first meet him, Power's a totally unrepentant scalawag who has but one virtue, loyalty to the former pirate leader Henry Morgan. Morgan by all accounts was an effective and charismatic leader both in this film and in history. But that leadership is put to the test when the British government decides he's the only man capable of dealing with his former compatriots.
Laird Cregar as Morgan makes a plea for the group to turn honest. But there's a fly in the ointment. A dissident group led by George Sanders and Anthony Quinn don't want to give up the pirate lifestyle. It's up to Morgan, Power and the rest to then eradicate them.
Power at his hero/heel best is not above forcing his attentions on Maureen O'Hara the daughter of the former governor of Jamaica. Those attentions gradually move from the unwanted to the very much wanted, especially after Power and O'Hara are captured by Sanders. For the rest, well as they you just have to tune in.
The Black Swan deservedly won Oscars for special effects and color cinematography. It's unfortunate that today there are so few actors capable of playing the swashbuckling hero the way Ty Power could. He may have wanted to do more, but Darryl Zanuck knew exactly what the public wanted to see Tyrone Power in. It's worth a look."
- written by "bkoganbing" on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Black Swan
Australia The Black Swan
Austria Der schwarze Schwan
Belgium (Flemish title) De zwarte zwaan
Belgium (French title) Le cygne noir
Brazil O Cisne Negro
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Чeрният лебед
Canada (English title) The Black Swan
Denmark Den sorte svane
Finland Musta joutsen
France Le cygne noir
Germany Der Seeräuber
Greece Ο μαύρος πειρατής
Hungary A fekete hattyú
India (English title) The Black Swan
Italy Il cigno nero
Japan (Japanese title) 海の征服者
Mexico El cisne negro
Netherlands De zwarte zwaan
Norway Den sorte svane
Poland Czarny łabędź
Portugal O Pirata Negro
Romania Lebada neagra
Serbia Crni labud
Soviet Union (Russian title) Черный лебедь
Spain El cisne negro
Sweden Den svarta svanen
Turkey (Turkish title) Kara Korsan
UK (complete title) Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan
UK The Black Swan
USA (complete title) Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan
USA The Black Swan
Venezuela El cisne negro
West Germany Der Seeräuber
Yugoslavia (Serbian title) Crni labud
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