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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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From the Archives: The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

By The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 7, 2024 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

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 posts where... Read full article


Musical Monday: The Pirate (1948)

on Jun 10, 2024 From Comet Over Hollywood

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 full article


Silver Screen Standards: The Pirate (1948)

By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 8, 2024 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

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 full article


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


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Quotes from The Pirate

Manuela: Someday Macoco is going to swoop down upon me like a chicken hawk and carry me away.


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


Serafin: Manuela, you can't marry that man. You're not in love with him, you're in love with me.
Manuela: The EGO! The CONCEIT!


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Facts about The Pirate

The original script by Anita Loos and Joseph Than included a role for Lena Horne as a Caribbean dressmaker, which was later cut. Miss Horne twice recorded Cole Porter's sensual movie ballad for Judy Garland, "Love of My Life": initially waxed by Lena for a 1948 MGM Records single; then sung in a Porter medley on the best-selling RCA Victor LP from 1957, "Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria," which has been reissued on CD by the Collectables label.
Gene Kelly helped invent a device which allowed the bulky Technicolor cameras to shoot from low angles.
The film was a major financial bust upon release, eventually losing $2 million for MGM.
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