between them, ultimately descending down one, legs astride a splitting scene-painted canvas - a full sail-slide descent. It was also subjected to a test by MythBusters, where the stunt was declared implausible ("busted"). References Further reading Goessel, Tracey. The First King of Hollywood: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks. Chicago Review Press (October 1, 2015) Vance, Jeffrey. Douglas Fairbanks. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008. . External links The Black Pirate essay by Tracey Goessel from the National Film Registry The Black Pirate A Silent Film Review at moviessilently.com Stills at silentfilmstillarchive.com The Black Pirate Mary Pickford Technical Test No. 2 (color test film) at www.eastman.org (Billie Dove test starts at 0:44) 1926 films 1920s action adventure films 1920s color films American silent feature films American action adventure films Silent films in color American swashbuckler films Pirate films United Artists films Films directed by Albert Parker United States National Film Registry films Fictional pirates Early color films 1920s American films Silent action adventure films