AdventureRomance

The Black Swan

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

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.

Release Date : 1942-12-04

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan

Cast

Character Name : Jamie Waring

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Margaret Denby

Original Name : Maureen O'Hara

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Henry Morgan

Original Name : Laird Cregar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy Blue

Original Name : Thomas Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Billy Leech

Original Name : George Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wogan

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Denby

Original Name : George Zucco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger Ingram (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Ashley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom (uncredited)

Original Name : Bonnie Bannon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Don Miguel (uncredited)

Original Name : Fortunio Bonanova

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Blaine (uncredited)

Original Name : John Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Rita Christiani

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Helene Costello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryn Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Town Crier (uncredited)

Original Name : William Edmunds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Original Name : Willie Fung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flossy Woman with Tommy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jody Gilbert

Gender : Female

Character Name : Assemblyman (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Gould-Porter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Rondo Hatton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Majordomo (uncredited)

Original Name : Keith Hitchcock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clerk Reading Proclamation (uncredited)

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assemblyman (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd Irwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sea Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Irwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kenny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assemblyman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Kirby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sea Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Leigh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Low

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McGrath

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Jones (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril McLaglen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Fenner (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles McNaughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Clarence Muse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Graham (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Robertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate (uncredited)

Original Name : Constantine Romanoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assemblyman (uncredited)

Original Name : C. Montague Shaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Bishop (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Shields

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sea Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : David Thursby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

Original Name : Frederick Worlock

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-26

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 out of shape George Sanders) is having none of this new world order, and working in cahoots with a well placed spy is hoovering up the loot from some prize merchant ships. Facing impeachment in Kingston, it falls to Morgan and his loved-up sidekick to impose law and order. It's quite an enjoyable swashbuckling adventure, this. There are some good character parts for Zucco, Cregan and the always reliable Thomas Mitchell ("Billy Blue") with plenty of sword play and the romance between the two stars is entertaining rather than sentimental. Nobody's best work, but still a perfectly watchable 90 minutes of colourful and entertaining action on the high seas.