THE BLACK PIRATE

Special Features: 100th Anniversary | Live musical accompaniment by Andrew Earle Simpson

Don’t miss Douglas Fairbanks at his swashbuckling best. Funny, fast-paced and furiously inventive, THE BLACK PIRATE was one of the first films shot in color (two-color Technicolor). Hoping to avenge the death of his father, the noble-born Duke of Arnoldo (Fairbanks) disguises himself as the Black Pirate to infiltrate a band of buccaneers. The film’s many iconic stunts and indelible images include Fairbanks sliding down a ship’s sail on the point of a knife; our hero singlehandedly fencing against a cadre of swordsmen; and the surreal attack of an underwater army. DIR Albert Parker; SCR Jack Cunningham; SCR Douglas Fairbanks. U.S., 1926, color, 95 min. NOT RATED

Run Time: 95 Minutes

Opening Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Genre: Silent adventure

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