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Stories of swordsmen, pirates, and damsels in distress

The Black Pirate (1926)

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Synopsis: A band of pirates take over a ship, killing almost everyone aboard. An aristocrat and his son, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Robin Hood), somewhat survive the attack, but after the […]

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1926

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

April 30, 2018by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din) recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]

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1947

Robert Louis Stevenson’s St. Ives (1998)

February 18, 2016by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: In 1813, during the Napoleonic War Era, a French Captain (Jean Marc Barr, Dogville) is captured by the British army, and is sent to a P.O.W. camp in Scotland, […]

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1998

The Pirate Movie (1982)

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Synopsis: Kristy McNichol (Little Darlings) plays a dorky young woman who passes out and dreams of being an 18th century damsel in love with a handsome buccaneer, played by Christopher Atkins […]

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1982

The Black Swan (1942)

November 10, 2015by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: Legendary Caribbean pirate, Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar, Hangover Square), is appointed governor of Jamaica. Morgan asks fellow buccaneer, Captain Jamie Waring (Tyrone Power, The Mark of Zorro), to help him bring order […]

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1942

The Pirate (1948)

November 4, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: In a remote small Caribbean village, Manuela (Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz) prepares to marry the town’s mayor, Don Pedro (Walter Slezak, Sinbad The Sailor). She, however, dreams of having […]

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1948

The Crimson Pirate (1952)

November 3, 2015by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Burt Lancaster (Elmer Gantry) is Captain Vallo, an 18th century pirate known across the high seas as “The Crimson Pirate,” who inadvertently gets involved in an elaborate plan to […]

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1952

Robin Hood (1922)

June 10, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: The story of beloved folk hero Robin Hood (Douglas Fairbanks Sr., The Black Pirate), who according to the legend stole from the rich in order to help the poor, […]

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1922

Peter Pan (2003)

May 12, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Edwardian England, Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and her younger brothers befriend a flying boy, Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter, Frailty), who takes them to […]

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2003

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