The Pirate
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| The Pirate | |
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| Directed by | Vincente Minnelli |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Written by | S. N. Behrman (play) Frances Goodrich (screenplay) Albert Hackett (screenplay) |
| Starring | Gene Kelly Judy Garland |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton (score) Cole Porter (songs) |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Editing by | Blanche Sewell |
| Release date(s) | May 20, 1948 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,700,000 (estimated) |
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The Pirate is a 1948 American musical feature film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It starred Gene Kelly and Judy Garland with co-stars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, and George Zucco.
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[edit] Plot
Garland plays Manuela, engaged to marry a wealthy suitor but dreaming of a romantic pirate, Mack "The Black" Macoco. Traveling singer Serafin (Kelly) impersonates Macoco, with all sorts of innocent clandestine meetings and surreal musical numbers, to win Manuela.
[edit] Production
Vincente Minnelli directed, from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich from the 1942 play by S. N. Behrman. The score, by Lennie Hayton, featured the song "Be a Clown" by Cole Porter. This dance sequence was omitted when shown in some cities in the South, such as Memphis, because it featured black performers The Nicholas Brothers, Fayard and Harold. The score was nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score, losing out to Easter Parade.
[edit] Songs
- "Be A Clown"
- "You Can Do No Wrong"
- "Mack the Black"
- "Love of My Life"
- "Nina"
[edit] Trivia
- Studio head Louis B. Mayer demanded that the negative for the smoky "Voodoo" number with Garland and Kelly be burned.
- Overall, the film lost US$2 million at the box office, a considerable sum at the time, making the movie one of the earliest box office flops.
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