Tales of Robin Hood: Robert Clarke, Mary Hatcher, Paul Cavanagh, Wade Crosby, Whit Bissell, Ben Welden. The Black Pirates: Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, Victor M. Mendoza, Lon Chaney, Robert Clarke. "B-movie rarities"--Container. Originally released as motion pictures in 1951 and 1954. The Black Pirates based on the original story by Johnston McCulley. "Producer Robert L. Lippert, Jr. shared in 2009 that "The Black Pirates" almost wasn't completed due to adverse filming conditions in El Salvador. The film stock was stored under hot, humid conditions, resulting in irreversible imperfections to the image. ... The English main titles were discarded when the negative was prepared for release in Mexico, but the Spanish ones survived, which appear on this release."--Disc. Special features: The Black Pirates original trailer; Interview with Robert L. Lippert Jr.; Interview with Robert Clarke.
Contents:
Black pirates (1954 : 74 min.) = Pirata negro / Cinematografica Salvadorena, S.A. presenta ; [screenplay by] Fred Freiberger ; [adapted by] Al C. Ward ; [produced by] Robert L. Lippert, Jr. ; [directed by] Allen Miner. The Black pirates (1954 : 74 min.) = Pirata negro / Cinematografica Salvadorena, S.A. presenta ; [screenplay by] Fred Freiberger ; [adapted by] Al C. Ward ; [produced by] Robert L. Lippert, Jr. ; [directed by] Allen Miner.
Summary:
Tales of Robin Hood: Robin Hood and his Merry Men fight against King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, who are up to their usual dastardly deeds. The black pirate: Ruthless Caribbean buccaneers head for El Salvador in a high energy, colorful quest for buried treasure.
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