The Black Pirates
The Black Pirates is a 1954 Ansco Color adventure film made by Salvador Films Corp. about a band of pirates scouring a small Central American town for a buried treasure. It was directed by Allen H. Miner and produced from a screenplay by Fred Freiberger and Al C. Ward based on the story by Johnston McCulley.
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| Directed by | Allen H. Miner |
| Written by | Fred Freiberger Al C. Ward |
| Starring | Anthony Dexter Robert Clarke Martha Roth Toni Gerry Lon Chaney Jr. |
| Music by | Manuel Díaz Conde |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Distributed by | Kit Parker Films Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States Mexico El Salvador |
| Language | English |
The film stars Anthony Dexter and Martha Roth with Robert Clarke, Toni Gerry and Lon Chaney Jr.
The tagline of the movie was "Wild Raiders of the Tropic Seas!". It was filmed on location in Panchimalco, El Salvador. Filming started in mid-June 1954 and the movie was released in December and distributed in Latin America under the title El Pirata Negro.
The Black Pirates was the first film that Cinema Research Corporation was hired to do the special effects for.[1]