Pirates in an airship bomb a bullion ship and kidnap a girl.Pirates in an airship bomb a bullion ship and kidnap a girl.Pirates in an airship bomb a bullion ship and kidnap a girl.
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- TriviaThe film takes place in 1920.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Time Machine (2002)
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Rather amazing for 1911.
If you watch "The Pirates of 1920" and are unfamiliar with silent films and the history of movies, you will probably be underwhelmed or even laugh at the picture. However, given when it was made, it's really an incredible movie...one that seems way ahead of its time. This is because full-length films were just in their infancy and many of the techniques and styles you see in the picture were VERY unusual for 1911.
According to the Roku channel broadcasting it, it says that this film is not complete--though the version I saw on Roku seemed watchable and complete enough. It's all about sky pirates who fly about in their derigible doing evil...all set in the future...1920. So, technically speaking, it's a sci-fi adventure.
It begins with the sky pirates attacking a ship...stealing as well as killing a crew member. One of the guys on the ship, the aptly named Jack Manly, climbs up their ladder to the air ship and gives them what for...but is quickly subdued. After all, it's seven against one! But the pirates soon find a photo of Jack's sweetie on him and now instead of spending their time plundering and getting rich, the Chief insists they kidnap the girl! Can this plucky lady escape? Well, it's not 100% certain as the ending IS missing!
The bottom line is that for film historians and the very curious, this is a well made and intricate (for 1911) movie....well worth seeing and fun.
According to the Roku channel broadcasting it, it says that this film is not complete--though the version I saw on Roku seemed watchable and complete enough. It's all about sky pirates who fly about in their derigible doing evil...all set in the future...1920. So, technically speaking, it's a sci-fi adventure.
It begins with the sky pirates attacking a ship...stealing as well as killing a crew member. One of the guys on the ship, the aptly named Jack Manly, climbs up their ladder to the air ship and gives them what for...but is quickly subdued. After all, it's seven against one! But the pirates soon find a photo of Jack's sweetie on him and now instead of spending their time plundering and getting rich, the Chief insists they kidnap the girl! Can this plucky lady escape? Well, it's not 100% certain as the ending IS missing!
The bottom line is that for film historians and the very curious, this is a well made and intricate (for 1911) movie....well worth seeing and fun.
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- planktonrules
- Dec 24, 2018
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- Runtime15 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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