Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate

1936
1h 23m
5.5

5.5/10

17 votes • View on IMDb

"The first dancing musical in 100% new Technicolor"

Overview

Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jonathan is shanghaied by a band of zany pirates and forced to work as a galley boy. When the pirate vessel arrives at the port of Las Palomas, Jonathan, clad in buccaneer's garb, makes his escape. Everyone in Las Palomas, including Governor Alcalde (Frank Morgan) and fetching senorita Serafina (Steffi Duna), assumes that Jonathan is the pirate chieftain, leading to a series of typical comic-opera complications.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pioneer Pictures Corporation Pioneer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 22, 1936
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0027496

Cast

Charles Collins
Charles Collins

Jonathan Pride

Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan

Mayor Don Emilio Perena

Steffi Duna
Steffi Duna

Serafina Perena

Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni

Pamfilo (the Jailer)

Victor Varconi
Victor Varconi

Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)

Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue

Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)

Alma Real
Alma Real

Blanca (Serafina's Maid)

William V. Mong
William V. Mong

Tecolote (Old Indian)

Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis

Pirate Chief

Julian Rivero
Julian Rivero

Shepherd

John Eberts
John Eberts

Mozo

Key Crew

Lloyd Corrigan
Writer
Francis Edward Faragoh
Writer
Lloyd Corrigan
Director
Jack Wagner
Writer
John Speaks
Producer
Ray Harris
Writer
Merian C. Cooper
Executive Producer