The Black Swan

Dec 4, 1942

1h 27m

★ 6.5

Seas ablaze...with black villainy, with fiery romance, with breathless deeds of daring...in the roaring era of love, gold, and adventure!

Overview

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

Genres

Adventure

Romance

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The Black Swan Trailers

Cast

Jamie Waring

Tyrone Power

Lady Margaret Denby

Maureen O'Hara

Captain Henry Morgan

Laird Cregar

Tommy Blue

Thomas Mitchell

Captain Billy Leech

George Sanders

Wogan

Anthony Quinn

Lord Denby

George Zucco

Roger Ingram (uncredited)

Edward Ashley

Lady in Waiting in the Courtroom (uncredited)

Bonnie Bannon

Don Miguel (uncredited)

Fortunio Bonanova

Captain Blaine (uncredited)

John Burton

Dancer (uncredited)

Rita Christiani

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