A Pirate Bold

A Pirate Bold

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A Pirate Bold

1917

0h 20m

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Overview

The Pirate Chief and his Flunky are marooned and cast ashore on a cannibal island. The Flunky is caught and made King by the Cannibal Queen and he makes the Pirate work for him. The Pirate connives with the Councillor and the Flunky is captured. But the Pirate is also captured and given his choice of marrying the Queen or death in a boiling pot. The Flunky escapes in a boat. The Pirate chooses getting boiled over marrying the Queen. A stick of dynamite is placed under the pot and blows the Pirate onto the boat with the Flunky.

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Pat Rooney

The Pirate Chief

Pat Rooney

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Kewpie Morgan

The Flunky

Kewpie Morgan

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Marie Haynes

Cannibal Queen

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Julia Rooney

Cannibal Girl

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