The Pirate (1948)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 11 Jun 1948 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Judy Garland | ... |
Manuela
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Gene Kelly | ... |
Serafin
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Walter Slezak | ... |
Don Pedro Vargas
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Gladys Cooper | ... |
Aunt Inez
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Reginald Owen | ... |
The Advocate
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George Zucco | ... |
The Viceroy
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Fayard Nicholas | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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Harold Nicholas | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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Lester Allen | ... |
Uncle Capucho
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Lola Albright | ... |
Isabella
(as Lola Deem)
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Ellen Ross | ... |
Mercedes
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Mary Jo Ellis | ... |
Lizarda
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Jean Dean | ... |
Casilda
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Marion Murray | ... |
Eloise
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Ben Lessy | ... |
Gumbo
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Jerry Bergen | ... |
Bolo
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Val Setz | ... |
Juggler
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The Gaudsmith Brothers | ... |
Poodle Act
(as Gaudsmith Brothers)
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Cully Richards | ... |
Trillo
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Marie Allison | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Anne Beck | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Hal Bell | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Oliver Blake | ... |
Baker (uncredited)
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Norman Borine | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Artist (uncredited)
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George Chandler | ... |
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
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Bruce Cowling | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Willa Pearl Curtis | ... |
Black Maid (uncredited)
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Peter Cusanelli | ... |
Jovial Civilian (uncredited)
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Dante DiPaolo | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ken DuMain | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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William Edmunds | ... |
Town Clerk (uncredited)
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George Emerson | ... |
Boatswain with Parrot (uncredited)
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Anne Francis | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Fred Gilman | ... |
Coachman (uncredited)
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Suzette Harbin | ... |
Black Maid (uncredited)
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Jane Howard | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Paul Maxey | ... |
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Bert May | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Jill Meredith | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Aurora Navarro | ... |
Duenna (uncredited)
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Jimmy Page | ... |
Black Barber (uncredited)
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Hamil Petroff | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ellen Ray | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Jack Regas | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Alex Romero | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Sharon Saunders | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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Dick Simmons | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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Dee Turnell | ... |
Luisa (uncredited)
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Dorothy Tuttle | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Irene Vernon | ... |
'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
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O.Z. Whitehead | ... |
Hurtada (uncredited)
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Marie Windsor | ... |
Madame Lucia (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vincente Minnelli |
Written by
Albert Hackett | ... | (screenplay) and |
Frances Goodrich | ... | (screenplay) |
S.N. Behrman | ... | (play) |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | () (uncredited) |
Frances Marion | ... | () (uncredited) |
Joseph Than | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Arthur Freed | ... | producer |
Music by
Lennie Hayton | ... | (uncredited) |
Conrad Salinger | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr. | ... | director of photography (as Harry Stradling) |
Editing by
Blanche Sewell |
Editorial Department
Henri Jaffa | ... | associate color director: Technicolor |
Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Jack Martin Smith |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Tom Keogh | ||
Barbara Karinska | ... | (uncredited) |
Miles White | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hairstyle designer |
Production Management
Al Shenberg | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wallace Worsley Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Arthur Krams | ... | associate set decorator |
Doris Lee | ... | paintings |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Norwood A. Fenton | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Howard Dunham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Russell Saunders | ... | stunt double for Gene Kelly (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Borland | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Jerome Hester | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Sam Leavitt | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
Barbara Karinska | ... | costume execution (as Karinska) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Lennie Hayton | ... | musical director |
Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator |
Roger Edens | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Leslie H. Martinson | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Robert Alton | ... | dance director |
Gene Kelly | ... | dance director |
Conrad Salinger | ... | instrumental arrangements |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer de Mexico (1949) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1979) (Australia) (theatrical) (reissue)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Warner Archive Collection (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Playwrights' Company (original stage production)
- Theatre Guild (original stage production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It is the year 1830. In the Spanish Main, local beauty Manuela Alva, is living on the island of Calvados and dreams of falling in love with the legendary Caribbean pirate known as "Macoco", sometimes called "the black Macoco" due to his fearsome buccaneering and looting. However, her guardians, her aunt and uncle, aiming to get rich, insist that she marry Don Pedro, the town mayor, an arrogant and bullying much older man. She resigns herself to her fate but before the wedding, in nearby Port Sebastian, she meets by chance a troupe of traveling circus actors, led by the handsome Serafin. Attracted to each another but, while Serafin wants to woo Manuela, she refuses his advances claiming to be promised in marriage to Don Pedro. At the circus show, during a hypnosis act, Serafin learns that Manuela is secretly enamored of Macoco. This revelation persuades Serafin to resort to a trick to woo her. He pretends to be the famous pirate Macoco and he plays the part well, assisted by the complicity of his troupe. His performance is so well-executed that it convinces everyone, including Manuela, that he truly is Macoco the pirate. Unfortunately, it also convinces the local authorities and the visiting Spanish Viceroy that he is a wanted pirate. Serafin, masquerading as Macoco, is arrested by the Spanish troops. Despite his pleas that he only is a circus actor impersonating a pirate, he is found guilty of piracy, partly on fake evidence supplied by a fearful and jealous Don Pedro. Serafin, aka Macoco the pirate, is sentenced to death by hanging. Only a miracle can save his neck but Serafin and Manuela manage to arrange one. Written by nufs68 |
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Taglines | Treasure Chest Of Magic See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $3,700,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | According to Judy Garland's biographer, Gerold Frank, The Pirate (1948) was the first film ever in which the studio hired a psychiatrist, paid for out of the film's production budget, to treat the star during shooting and make sure she was mentally healthy enough to perform. See more » |
Goofs | When Serafin is walking the tightrope to Manuela's balcony, the support wires can be seen. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more » |
Soundtracks | Nina See more » |
Quotes |
Serafin:
I can tell you your past, your present, and your future. Manuela: You don't have to tell me my future; I know my future. Serafin: Am I in it? Manuela: No! Serafin: Then you don't know your future. See more » |