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In this still from The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Bob Hope is in the company of dangerous pirates and knows it! What he doesn't know yet is how to get out of the sticky situation that he is in... but he'll think of something. He always does! From the Archives is our latest series of p read more

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Pirate (1948) – Musical read more

Silver Screen Standards: The Pirate (1948) I always say that a splashy Technicolor musical is the best remedy for the dreary days of winter, and The Pirate (1948) certainly makes waves with its lively comedy and energetic dance numbers, even though it proved a box office flop when it first appear read more

The Pirate Treasure doesn’t give Pearl White anything more to do than usual in Pauline, despite her playing Pauline, but it’s one heck of an amusing chapter. Villains Paul Panzer and Francis Carlyle (who really ought to be top-billed since they have the most to do every chapter–so far) are walking read more

O Pirata / The Pirate (1948) Quando você tem dois artistas cujas obras incluem “O Mágico de Oz” (1939) e “Cantando na Chuva” (1952), é fácil esquecer os outros filmes deles. “O Pirata” em geral passa despercebido quando discutimos as filmografias de Judy read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

I decided we needed some pirate Timothy today, so here he is once again from Bert I. Gordon‘s The Boy and the Pirates (1960). Morgan, that scurvy dog, is relishing the prospect of committing some mayhem upon young Jimmy (Charles Herbert). In a 2006 interview with Classic Images, Herbert menti read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

The Pirate Directed by Vicente Minnelli Written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich from a play by S.N. Behrman 1948/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental Minnelli’s 1948 musical with wife Judy Garland was a notorious flop.  There were reasons for this but there are also read more

Tune in tonight to Turner Classic Movies as they show The Boy and the Pirates (1960) as part of their salute to Bert I. Gordon today! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are c read more

Today’s pic takes another look at Bert I. Gordon‘s children’s adventure tale The Boy and the Pirates (1960). Disgruntled pirate crew members Peake (Mickey Finn), Hunter (Than Wyenn) and Morgan do some plotting. Finn and Wyenn were busy character actors throughout the 1950s and 60s read more

In the same year that she starred with Fred Astaire in Easter Parade (1948), Judy Garland partnered with Hollywood’s other reigning hoofer, Gene Kelly, in the Caribbean musical romance, The Pirate (1948). Garland and Kelly had already starred together in For Me and My Gal (1942), and they make read more

In the same year that she starred with Fred Astaire in Easter Parade (1948), Judy Garland partnered with Hollywood’s other reigning hoofer, Gene Kelly, in the Caribbean musical romance, The Pirate (1948). Garland and Kelly had already starred together in For Me and My Gal (1942), and they make read more

In the same year that she starred with Fred Astaire in Easter Parade (1948), Judy Garland partnered with Hollywood’s other reigning hoofer, Gene Kelly, in the Caribbean musical romance, The Pirate (1948). Garland and Kelly had already starred together in For Me and My Gal (1942), and they make read more

Turner Classic Movies ends this month’s spotlight on pirate films tonight with Bert I. Gordon‘s The Boy and the Pirates (1960)! 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern. Morgan, that scurvy dog, will be very upset with you if you miss it. Very. So unless you’re in the mood for a red-hot poker read more

We celebrate Valentine’s Day by, firstly, wishing Timothy’s youngest, Germain, a very happy birthday! And secondly, by posting this absolutely lovely and relatively rare promotional still from Bert I. Gordon‘s The Boy and the Pirates (1960). It’s Tim in full-on pirate mode, c read more

Prudence, the Pirate (1916) Status: Unknown Gladys Hulette gets another adorable vehicle in the form of Prudence, the Pirate. The plot involves a pirate-obsessed young lady who gets out of an arranged marriage by hiring a ship (complete with crew) and proclaiming herself a pirate captain. She then read more