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The Black Swan
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NR,1hr 25min
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1942
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Perhaps unintentionally, the 1942 Technicolor swashbuckler The Black Swan is a bondage fetishist's dream, with hero and heroine Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara taking turns being tied up and imprisoned throughout the film's brisk 85-minute running time. Very loosely adapted by Ben Hecht and Seton I. Miller from a novel by Rafael Sabatini, the film casts Power as rogueish, hot-tempered buccaneer Jamie Waring, who considers the day wasted when he hasn't sacked a Spanish galleon or plundered a rich ... Full Synopsis
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One of the best pirate movies ever made, The Black Swan is full of swashbuckling action heroes, saber-rattling swordfights, and plenty of derring-do. Laird Cregar stars as Morgan the Pirate, who is made governor of Jamaica and enlists the help of a fellow buccaneer (Tyrone Power) to help restore law and order to the Caribbean seas. The love interest is Maureen O'Hara, and the plot is an excuse for ... Full Review
Featured Cast
James Waring
Margaret Denby
Capt. Henry Morgan
Tommy Blue
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