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.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Released
- 1942
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1942
Storyline
An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.
Top credits
Tyrone Power — Jamie Waring
Maureen O'Hara — Lady Margaret Denby
Laird Cregar — Capt. Henry Morgan
Thomas Mitchell — Tommy Blue
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• To help out the war effort, the actors tried hard to keep the number of takes low so as to conserve film. Roughly 30 of the scenes were done in one take.
• The original ending was scrapped and a new one shot so that the film would pass the censor. The original ending had both Tyrone Power's and Maureen O'Hara's characters jumping into the sea.
• Although it is supposed to be based on Rafael Sabatini's novel "The Black Swan," in fact, the story is completely original, and the only character retained from the original novel is the historical personage Henry Morgan.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $1,012,600
User reviews
The most Stylistic in the swashbuckler genre
Swashbuckling pirate film based on the popular novel by Rafael Sabatini about an intrepid hero splendidly performed by Tyrone Power
More Power to the Pirates
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
