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The Black Swan

The Black Swan

6,5 /10 (98 Votes)
1942 EN 87 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

04/12/1942

Votes

98

Popularity

5.8

Seas ablaze...with black villainy, with fiery romance, with breathless deeds of daring...in the roaring era of love, gold, and adventure!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

87 min

Budget

$1,493,800

Revenue

$5,727,000

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Jamie Waring

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Lady Margaret Denby

Laird Cregar

Laird Cregar

Captain Henry Morgan

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Tommy Blue

George Sanders

George Sanders

Captain Billy Leech

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Wogan

George Zucco

George Zucco

Lord Denby

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Roger Ingram (uncredited)

Bonnie Bannon

Bonnie Bannon

Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom (uncredited)

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Don Miguel (uncredited)

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John Burton

Captain Blaine (uncredited)

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Rita Christiani

Dancer (uncredited)

Helene Costello

Helene Costello

Woman (uncredited)

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Bryn Davis

Woman (uncredited)

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Town Crier (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Flossy Woman with Tommy (uncredited)

Arthur Gould-Porter

Arthur Gould-Porter

Assemblyman (uncredited)

Rondo Hatton

Rondo Hatton

Sailor (uncredited)

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Keith Hitchcock

Majordomo (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Clerk Reading Proclamation (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin

Assemblyman (uncredited)

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Charles Irwin

Sea Captain (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Jack Kenny

Pirate (uncredited)

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George Kirby

Assemblyman (uncredited)

Frank Leigh

Frank Leigh

Sea Captain (uncredited)

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Jack Low

Pirate (uncredited)

Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath

Pirate (uncredited)

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Cyril McLaglen

Captain Jones (uncredited)

Charles McNaughton

Charles McNaughton

Mr. Fenner (uncredited)

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

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Stuart Robertson

Captain Graham (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Constantine Romanoff

Pirate (uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw

C. Montague Shaw

Assemblyman (uncredited)

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

The Bishop (uncredited)

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David Thursby

Sea Captain (uncredited)

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-12-21

⭐ 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 sen…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-26

⭐ 7

Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara are on good form for this 17th century pirate tale. When Sir Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar) is appointed Governor of Jamaica by the king, he is charged with bringing order to the lawless seas of the Caribbean. United with his friend "Capt. Jamie" (Power) he takes over from George Zucco's "Lord Denby", who just happens to have a rather feisty daughter "Margaret" (O'Hara). Pretty quickly the dashing "Jamie" is a bit smitten with her and the two develop a sort of can't stand to be with/without you sort of rapport! Meantime, sceptical fellow captain "Leech" (a slightly…

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