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Ben Mankiewicz Intro - The Pirate (1948)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Pirate, 1948.

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Pirate, The - (Original Trailer)
An actor (Gene Kelly) poses as a notorious buccaneer to court a romantic Caribbean girl (Judy Garland) in The Pirate (1948).
Pirate, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Mack The Black
Hypnotized Manuela (Judy Garland) lights into Cole Porter's "Mack th Black," to the alarm of her unwelcome suitor Serafin (Gene Kelly) in Vincente Minnelli's The Pirate 1948.
Pirate, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Nina
Gene Kelly, as actor Serafin, having just led his circus into a sleepy Caribbean town, lights up MGM's Freed unit, just beginning the first of five Cole Porter songs, in director Vincente Minnelli's The Pirate, 1948, co-starring Judy Garland.
Pirate, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Manuela
Opening credits, musical samples and the introduction of Judy Garland as Manuela, in the only MGM musical she made that lost money, directed by her husband Vincente Minnelli, in The Pirate, 1948, co-starring Gene Kelly, songs by Cole Porter.
Pirate, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Too Great A Provocation
Smitten actor Serafin (Gene Kelly) first encounters young Manuela (Judy Garland, directed by her husband Vincente Minnelli) in her Caribbean town, in MGM's The Pirate, 1948, from producer Arthur Freed, songs by Cole Porter.

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