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The Black Swan

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
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6.7/10
4.7K
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Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
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An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.
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    • Henry King
    • Ben Hecht(screenplay)
    • Seton I. Miller(screenplay)
    • Rafael Sabatini(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • Laird Cregar
    • Henry King
    • Ben Hecht(screenplay)
    • Seton I. Miller(screenplay)
    • Rafael Sabatini(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • Laird Cregar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 70User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
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    Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
    Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
    Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
    Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
    Maureen O'Hara, Tyrone Power, and Anthony Quinn in The Black Swan (1942)
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    Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Jamie Waring
    Maureen O'Hara
    Maureen O'Hara
    • Lady Margaret Denby
    Laird Cregar
    Laird Cregar
    • Capt. Henry Morgan
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Tommy Blue
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Capt. Billy Leech
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Wogan
    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • Lord Denby
    Edward Ashley
    Edward Ashley
    • Roger Ingram
    • (uncredited)
    Bonnie Bannon
    Bonnie Bannon
    • Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom
    • (uncredited)
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Don Miguel
    • (uncredited)
    John Burton
    • Capt. Blaine
    • (uncredited)
    Rita Christiani
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Helene Costello
    Helene Costello
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Bryn Davis
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    William Edmunds
    • Town Crier
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Francis
    • Capt. Higgs
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Chinese Cook
    • (uncredited)
    Jody Gilbert
    Jody Gilbert
    • Flossy Woman with Tommy
    • (uncredited)
      • Henry King
      • Ben Hecht(screenplay)
      • Seton I. Miller(screenplay) (adaptation)
      • Rafael Sabatini(novel)
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      When the pirate ship runs aground in the climax, the island moves.
    • Quotes

      Jamie: In Tortuga when a woman slaps a man's face, it means she wants him to grab her, overpower her, and smother her with kisses. I understand in Jamaica a gentleman must refuse such overtures.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: This is a story of the Spanish Main - - when Villainy wore a Sash, and the only political creed in the world was - - - Love, Gold, and Adventure.
    • Connections
      Featured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Black Swan (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Heave Ho
      (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Alfred Newman

      Played during the opening credits and sung by an offscreen chorus

    User reviews70

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    Avid lover of Pirate films
    This movie is so wonderful. I remember seeing it for the first time when I was around six years of age, and Tyrone Power became my first crush. After seeing the Black Swan I became ridiculously obsessed with pirates. (My mother wondered if there was something wrong with me, considering all the other girls on my block were playing with Barbies and I was watching movies about pirates.) I think the cinematography is just perfectly lovely in this film, and Tyrone Power truly is a great actor. People speak truthfully when they say he did not get the credit he deserved, (much like Johnny Depp) but I deeply respect the late actor, and he captured my heart. If you love films of mutineers, swashbuckling adventure, and roguish characters, then this film is for you. It will sweep you away to an old world where gallantry was sought after and pirates were the scum of the earth.....
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    • liljc55
    • Aug 24, 2004

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1942 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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      • Port Royal, Jamaica
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes

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