Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Black Swan

If you like your pirate movies filled with rough and tumble action, believable characters, lusty ladies and plenty of high seas adventure, this is NOT the film for you. It stars Tyrone Powers as Jamie Waring, a charismatic cutthroat who is more than a little dismayed when he finds out his captain, the notorious Cpt. Morgan (Laird Cregar), has decided to go straight, accept a pardon from his majesty’s government and become the governor of Jamaica. Rather than hang up his cutlass and become a law abiding citizen, Waring strikes out on his own and is soon being chased by the men he used to admire. In terms of adventure, this is about as tame a pirate movie as you can find, but what it lacks in edge of your seat action the movie makes up for in lavish sets  and costumes, not to mention likable performances from Power and his leading lady, the fabulous Maureen O'Hara.

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