Charles Collins
Jonathan Pride
Dancing Pirate (1936)
"The first dancing musical in 100% new Technicolor"
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Overview
Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jonathan is shanghaied by a band of zany pirates and forced to work as a galley boy. When the pirate vessel arrives at the port of Las Palomas, Jonathan, clad in buccaneer's garb, makes his escape. Everyone in Las Palomas, including Governor Alcalde (Frank Morgan) and fetching senorita Serafina (Steffi Duna), assumes that Jonathan is the pirate chieftain, leading to a series of typical comic-opera complications.
Top Billed Cast
Frank Morgan
Mayor Don Emilio Perena
Steffi Duna
Serafina Perena
Luis Alberni
Pamfilo (the Jailer)
Victor Varconi
Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
Rita Hayworth
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Jack La Rue
Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)
Alma Real
Blanca (Serafina's Maid)
William V. Mong
Tecolote (Old Indian)
Mitchell Lewis
Pirate Chief
Julian Rivero
Shepherd
John Eberts
Mozo
Eduardo Cansino Jr.
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Landlady (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Sailor (uncredited)
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