Dancing Pirate

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.

Cast

Charles Collins

Charles Collins

as Jonathan Pride

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

as Mayor Don Emilio Perena

Steffi Duna

Steffi Duna

as Serafina Perena

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

as Pamfilo (the Jailer)

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)

Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

as Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)

Alma Real

Alma Real

as Blanca (Serafina's Maid)

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

as Tecolote (Old Indian)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

as Pirate Chief

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I didn’t hold out much hope for the swashbuckling elements of this when it starts with “Pride” (Charles Collins) quite literally squeezed into a pair of trousers offering dancing lessons to the Bostonian elite. He makes a decent enough living, but decides to travel to visit his family and it’s en ro...

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