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"Glorious!" - The New York Times
Made at the height of Fairbanks's career, this was the first grand-scale epic shot entirely in Technicolor. The great expense and unreliability of shooting in the process (still in its early stages of development) made The Black Pirate a daring endeavor. However, with the help of a team of talented artists and technicians, Fairbanks carefully modulated the film's color scheme so the results would be beautiful rather than garish, inspiring The New York Times to praise the film's "unrivalled beauty... mindful of the paintings of the old masters."
The sole survivor of a ship pillaged by buccaneers, Michel (Fairbanks) poses as the mysterious Black Pirate a | | |
