Dancing Pirate (1936)

Directed by

Lloyd Corrigan

Genre

musical film, pirate film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

U

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1820s, a dance teacher from Boston is captured by pirates and taken to Spanish California. After escaping, he is mistaken for a pirate and sentenced to death, but his execution is delayed so he can teach local women to dance. He then leads a revolt of indigenous people against bandits.

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What happens

Dancing Pirate is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Corrigan. It is the third film shot in the three strip Technicolor process and the first musical in that format. Produced by the makers of Becky Sharp, the film was based on the December 1930 Colliers Magazine story Glorious Buccaneer by Emma-Lindsay Squier a serious and action filled romance that may have been inspired by the story of Joseph Chapman. The film features the debut of stage star Charles Collins and the cast includes Rita Hayworth as one of The Royal Cansino Dancers. Other dancers in the film were Pat Nixon and Marjorie Reynolds. The films is set in the 1820s. A dance teacher from Boston is enslaved by pirates, but escapes when the pirate ship lands in Spanish California. The local authorities mistake him for a pirate and sentence him to death. His execution is delayed in order for him to give dance lessons to the local women. When disgruntled former soldiers turn to banditry, the captive teacher counters their efforts by orchestrating a revolt of the indigenous peoples of California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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