Clothes Make the Pirate

Clothes Make the Pirate
Clothes Make the Pirate
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Marion Fairfax
Produced by	Sam E. Rork Productions
Starring	Leon Errol; Dorothy Gish; Nita Naldi; Tully Marshall
Cinematography	Henry Cronjager; Louis Dunmyre
Edited by	Patricia Rooney
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	November 29, 1925;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Clothes Make the Pirate is a 1925 American silent film starring Leon Errol and Dorothy Gish. The film was written by Marion Fairfax from the novel by Holman Francis Day and directed by Maurice Tourneur. It is a lost film, with only a one-minute trailer surviving.

Synopsis

The film is a comedy that centers on a disgruntled 18th century Bostonian, played by Errol, who while wishing that he was a pirate, dons the clothes and play-acts the part. He is mistaken for the real pirate, Dixie Bull (played by Walter Law) whom Errol, of course, bumps into later in the film. More importantly, Errol "slays" the villain and puts his foot upon the pirate's head. This is more than enough and he heads back home to his unappreciated wife, played by Dorothy Gish.

Cast

Leon Errol as Tremble-at-Evil Tidd
Dorothy Gish as Betsy Tidd
Nita Naldi as Madame De La Tour
George F. Marion as Jennison
Tully Marshall as Scute
Frank Lawlor as Crabb
Edna Murphy as Nancy Downs
James Rennie as Lieutenant Cavendish
Walter Law as Dixie Bull
Reginald Barlow as Captain Montague

Reception

Contemporary reviewers of the time claimed Errol was miscast, perhaps for the comedic cowardice of the part. Variety Magazine gave the film a poor review, stating that the children would like it. However other reviews, such as that in the Los Angeles Times of 10 Jan 1926 gave the film, as a satire, generally good reviews.

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