in this page from the history and life of the most bloodthirsty pirate who ever infest the southern sea and the title card explain and it be the custom of these pirate to subdue their prey and loot the ship and bind their captive and and blow them up . that exactly what happen to seafarer douglas fairbanks and his father and a the film begin . but and you do not mess with doug . mr. fairbanks survive the attack and and infiltrate the offend ship ( a the black pirate ) and vow revenge and particularly due to the death of his father . fairbanks also find romance on ship and with kidnapped princess billie dove ( a isobel ) and whom he save from gang rape . colorful entertainment and from fairbanks and company . notable for the early feature length color photography and by henry sharp while and and for fairbanks typically robust performance . mrs. fairbanks ( aka mary pickford ) stand in for the kissing long shot and near the film end . donald crisp and sam de grasse be among the entertain supporting player . in hindsight and the use of color probably hamper the production somewhat and a it look more restrictive than other fairbanks film of the 1920s . still and it a classic .