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The Pirate (1948) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed.

Academy Awards 1948 --- Ceremony Number 21 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringLennie HaytonNominated
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The Perils of Pauline (1914, Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie), the European version, Chapter 3: The Pirate Treasure

By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 30, 2017 From The Stop Button

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 a... Read full article


O Pirata / The Pirate (1948)

By L? on Dec 18, 2016 From Critica Retro

O Pirata / The Pirate (1948) Quando voc? tem dois artistas cujas obras incluem “O M?gico de Oz” (1939) e “Cantando na Chuva” (1952), ? f?cil esquecer os outros filmes deles. “O Pirata” em geral passa despercebido quando discutimos as filmografias de Judy Ga... Read full article


Prudence the Pirate, 1916, Lost in the Celluloid Sea, the Updated Version

By C. S. Williams on Apr 19, 2016 From Classic Film Aficionados

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 dog was... Read full article


Prudence the Pirate, 1916, Lost in the Celluloid Sea, the Updated Version

By C. S. Williams on Apr 19, 2016 From Classic Film Aficionados

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 dog was... Read full article


Pic of the Day: “The Boy and the Pirates” revisited

By Marisa on Aug 20, 2015 From The Timothy Carey Experience

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 full article


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Quotes from

Serafin: You should try underplaying sometime. Very effective.


Serafin: [standing by the noose] Usually for our opening I perform a rope trick, but tonight under the circumstances, I will skip the rope.


Manuela: Why, it would mean the ruination of my complete life!


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Facts about

The second of three movie musicals in which Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred in together, though they did appear separately in other movies and features.
At one time this movie was going to star Cary Grant and Greer Garson. When that project fell through it was turned into a musical.
Two songs written by Cole Porter for Judy Garland were revised in the release print. Judy's first rendition of "Love of My Life," which included the verse, was not used. However, on the MGM Records soundtrack album, listeners heard Miss Garland's initial prerecording. Also dropped from the movie was the original "Mack the Black," intended as the curtain-raiser. In the revamped version transferred to midway, replacing the feverish Garland-Gene Kelly "Voodoo" number, Cole Porter's somewhat violent "Mack the Black" lyrics, including a reference to killing babies, were toned down. A portion of the original "Mack the Black" footage with Judy can be viewed in the trailer. The three discarded prerecordings, along with the two final takes heard in the picture, are included on Rhino's soundtrack CD.
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