Editing The Black Pirate (section)

==Production notes==
Donald Crisp (MacTavish) had directed Fairbanks' ''[[Don Q, Son of Zorro]]'' (1925) in addition to  playing the villain in that film. Crisp, who had been in films for over a decade at this point, was also a major director of silent films. He continued as a [[character actor]] for another forty years, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 (''[[How Green Was My Valley (film)|How Green Was My Valley]]'').

The script was adapted by [[Jack Cunningham (screenwriter)|Jack Cunningham]] from a story by Fairbanks, who used his middle names "Elton Thomas" as a [[pseudonym]].  The film was directed by [[Albert Parker (director)|Albert Parker]].

Fairbanks had conceived of the film as early as 1920 or 1921, after finishing ''[[The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)|The Mark of Zorro]]''. He was allegedly inspired to produce the film after a conversation with [[Jackie Coogan]]. Off-hand, Coogan had mentioned how much he loved the ''Book of Pirates'' by [[Howard Pyle]]. Fairbanks and his art director, [[Carl Oscar Borg]], sought to replicate Pyle's evocative illustrations in the film.<ref>Eagan, Daniel. ''America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry''. New York: Continuum. p. 113. Web. March 24, 2015. {{ISBN|978-0-826-41849-4}} (hardcover) {{ISBN|978-0-8264-2977-3}} (paperback)</ref>

Fairbanks' wife [[Mary Pickford]] doubled for Dove for the kiss between the Princess and Black Pirate at the end of the film.<ref name="PickfordTestFilm">{{cite web |url=https://www.eastman.org/black-pirate-mary-pickford-technicolor-no-2-test |title=''The Black Pirate'' – Mary Pickford Technicolor No. 2 Test |last=L'Abbate |first=Anthony |date=2000 |website=www.eastman.org/ |publisher=George Eastman Museum |access-date=1 November 2021 |quote= }}</ref>