The Black Swan (film)
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
| Written by | Rafael Sabatini (novel) Seton I. Miller (adaption, screenplay) Ben Hecht (screenplay) |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Maureen O'Hara Laird Cregar Thomas Mitchell George Sanders |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing by | Barbara McLean |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | December 4, 1942 (USA) |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Black Swan is a 1942 swashbuckler Technicolor film by Henry King, based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini, and starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara.[1][2] It was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won one for Best Cinematography, Color.
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[edit] Plot
After England and Spain make peace, notorious pirate Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar) decides to reform. As a reward, he is made Governor of Jamaica, with a mandate to rid the Caribbean of his former comrades, by persuasion or force if necessary. He replaces the former governor, Lord Denby (George Zucco), but is not trusted by either the lawful residents or the pirates.
Captain Jamie Waring (Tyrone Power) and his lieutenant, Tom Blue (Thomas Mitchell), reluctantly give up their "trade" out of friendship with Morgan, but others of the Pirate Brotherhood, such as Captain Billy Leech (George Sanders) and Wogan (Anthony Quinn), refuse to change. Meanwhile, Waring takes a liking to Denby's daughter, Lady Margaret (Maureen O'Hara), who happens to be inconveniently engaged to an English gentleman, Roger Ingram (Edward Ashley). As it turns out, her fiancé is secretly providing information about ship sailings to the unrepentant pirates.
When Morgan is unable to stop the depredations of his old shipmates, he is suspected of still being allied with them. It is up to Waring to set sail to get to the bottom of things (kidnapping Lady Margaret in the process so she can get to know him better).
[edit] Principal cast
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Tyrone Power as Jamie Waring
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Maureen O'Hara as Lady Margaret Denby
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Laird Cregar as Sir Henry Morgan
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Thomas Mitchell as Tom Blue
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George Sanders as Captain Billy Leech
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Anthony Quinn as Wogan
[edit] Other cast
- George Zucco as Lord Denby
- Edward Ashley as Roger Ingram (uncredited)
- Bonnie Bannon as Lady in waiting in the courtroom (uncredited)
- Fortunio Bonanova as Don Miguel (uncredited)
- John Burton as Capt. Blaine (uncredited)
- Rita Christiani as Dancer (uncredited)
- Helene Costello as Woman (uncredited)
- Bryn Davis as Woman (uncredited)
- William Edmunds as Town Crier (uncredited)
- Charles Francis as Capt. Higgs (uncredited)
- Willie Fung as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
- Jody Gilbert as Fat Woman with Tommy (uncredited)
- Arthur Gould-Porter as Assemblyman (uncredited)
- Keith Hitchcock as Majordomo (uncredited)
- Olaf Hytten as Clerk Reading Proclamation (uncredited)
- Boyd Irwin as Assemblyman (uncredited)
- Charles Irwin as Sea Captain (uncredited)
- George Kirby as Assemblyman (uncredited)
- Frank Leigh as Sea Captain (uncredited)
- Cyril McLaglen as Capt. Jones (uncredited)
- Charles McNaughton as Mr. Fenner (uncredited)
- Clarence Muse as Margaret's Servant (uncredited)
- Stuart Robertson as Capt. Graham (uncredited)
- C. Montague Shaw as Assemblyman (uncredited)
- Arthur Shields as The Bishop (uncredited)
- David Thursby as Sea Captain (uncredited)
- Frederick Worlock as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
[edit] DVD release
- The DVD version of the film contains commentary by star Maureen O'Hara with film critic Rudy Behlmer.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Variety film review; October 21, 1942, page 8.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; October 24, 1942, page 171.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The Black Swan (1942 film) |
- The Black Swan (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Black Swan (film) at the TCM Movie Database
- The Black Swan (film) at AllRovi
