The Pirate
“The great MGM musical romance”
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
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Cast
52 people
Judy Garland
Manuela Alva
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Gene Kelly
Serafin
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Walter Slezak
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Michael
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Rebecca
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Reginald Owen
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Mary Poppins
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George Zucco
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The Mummy's Hand
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Fayard Nicholas
Performer
Known for
Stormy Weather
Harold Nicholas
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The Five Heartbeats
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Lester Allen
Uncle Capucho
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The Dark Mirror
Lola Albright
Isabella
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The Monolith Monsters
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Ellen Ross
Mercedes
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Mary Jo Ellis
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Make Way for a Lady
Strike Up the Band
Vincente Minnelli Director · Frances Goodrich Screenplay Albert Hackett Screenplay
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay
Frances Goodrich
Screenplay
Albert Hackett
Author
S. N. Behrman
Composer
Cole Porter
Composer
Lennie Hayton
Composer
Conrad Salinger
Cinematographer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Editor
Blanche Sewell
Costume designer
Miles White
Costume designer
Barbara Karinska
Costume designer
Tom Keogh
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $3.7M · United States release June 11, 1948
Box office
Budget
$3,700,000
Worldwide gross
$2,956,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 11, 1948
Theatrical
France
July 25, 1949 · Theatrical
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