Dancing Pirate (1936)
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The first dancing musical in 100% new Technicolor
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.
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Charles CollinsJonathan Pride
Frank MorganMayor Don Emilio Perena
Steffi DunaSerafina Perena
Luis AlberniPamfilo (the Jailer)
Victor VarconiDon Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
Rita HayworthSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
Jack La RueLt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)Alma RealBlanca (Serafina's Maid)
William V. MongTecolote (Old Indian)
Mitchell LewisPirate Chief
Julian RiveroShepherdJohn EbertsMozoKeywords
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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.
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Dancing Pirate has a runtime of 83 minutes.
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