Captain Blood


1h 58m 1924

Brief Synopsis

A pirate falls in love with a monarch's daughter.

Film Details

Genre
Adventure
Action
Romance
Silent
Release Date
Sep 21, 1924
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Captain Blood, His Odyssey by Rafael Sabatini (Boston & New York, 1922).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
10,680ft (11 reels)

Synopsis

Young Irish physician Peter Blood is exiled as a slave to Barbados, where he and his friend Jeremy are purchased by Colonel Bishop at the behest of his niece Arabella. With other slaves he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the terror of the Caribbean privateers until offered a commission in the English Navy. He defeats the French at Port Royal, and as a reward he is named governor of Jamaica and marries Arabella.

Film Details

Genre
Adventure
Action
Romance
Silent
Release Date
Sep 21, 1924
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Captain Blood, His Odyssey by Rafael Sabatini (Boston & New York, 1922).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
10,680ft (11 reels)

Quotes

Trivia

An incomplete copy survives at The Library of Congress.

Notes

For information on other films based on Rafael Sabatini's novel and the character "Captain Blood," please consult the entry for the 1935 Warner Bros. film Captain Blood in AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40.

Miscellaneous Notes

b&w

10680 feet