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The Pirate Overview:

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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The Pirate BlogHub Articles:

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) – Mu... 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 wal... Read full article

O Pirata / The Pirate (1948)

By Lê on Dec 18, 2016 From Critica Retro

O Pirata / The Pirate (1948) Quando você tem dois artistas cujas obras incluem “O Mágico de Oz” (1939) e “Cantando na Chuva” (1952), é fácil esquecer os outros filmes deles. “O Pirata” em geral passa despercebido quando discutimos as filmografias de Jud... Read full article

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The Pirate Quotes:

Serafin: You know, it isn't essential for you to love me for you to join the troupe. It-it helps, but it isn't essential.
Serafin: I know that underneath that prim exterior there are depths of emotion, romantic longings, unfulfilled dreams.
Serafin: Boys, here is my last cigar. Divide it among you.
Manuela: If I didn't laugh I should be very annoyed.
Manuela: I wish you'd stop circling me. It's like talking to a top!
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The Pirate Facts
Two songs written by Cole Porter for Judy Garland were revised in the release print. Judy's first rendition of "Love of My Life," which included the verse, was not used. However, on the MGM Records soundtrack album, listeners heard Miss Garland's initial prerecording. Also dropped from the movie was the original "Mack the Black," intended as the curtain-raiser. In the revamped version transferred to midway, replacing the feverish Garland-Gene Kelly "Voodoo" number, Cole Porter's somewhat violent "Mack the Black" lyrics, including a reference to killing babies, were toned down. A portion of the original "Mack the Black" footage with Judy can be viewed in the trailer. The three discarded prerecordings, along with the two final takes heard in the picture, are included on Rhino's soundtrack CD.
The torrid romance enacted by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in the song-and-dance number "Voodoo" so enraged MGM chief Louis B. Mayer that he demanded the negative be burned.
Judy Garland missed 99 of the 135 shooting days due to illness.
The film was a major financial bust upon release, eventually losing $2 million for MGM.
Judy Garland was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day during filming.
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