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The original Addams Family Uncle Fester is largely responsible for the cinematic love for pirate tales. Douglas Fairbanks who was a huge star in silent action movies The Mark of Zorro and Robin Hood was looking for a new project when his friend Jackie Coogan mentioned how much he loved the Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle. Fairbanks sought to replicate Pyle's evocative illustrations in the film The Black Pirate (1929) and the swashbuckling pirate movie was born
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Doug, to his friends.
KnifeKnut
Quickly descending from the mast of your enemies sailing ship, one more reason to always carry a knife. The MythBusters messed up when they use just a straight piece of canvas instead of one that was being billowed by wind.