Other Titles • The Black Swan • Der Schwarze Schwan (1949) • Der Seeräuber (1950)
Quotes from The Black Swan (1942)
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Jamie: In Tortuga when a woman slaps a man's face, it means she wants him to grab her, over-power her, and smother her with kisses. I understand in Jamaica a gentleman must refuse such overtures.
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2
Jamie: I always sample a bottle of wine before I buy it. Let's have a sip, see if you're worth taking along.
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Capt. Sir Henry Morgan: [addressing Jamie Waring] Now put your shirt on. You look much too naked for a decent English gentleman.
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[Don Miguel's interrogation of Jamie Waring is interrupted by the sound of cannon fire] Don Miguel: What is that? Jamie: The devil looking after his own!
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Jamie: The occasion seems a little lacking in enthusiasm, Henry. Capt. Sir Henry Morgan: I imagined we'd meet with some slight disapproval. Tom 'Tommy' Blue: At least we don't have to shoot our way in.
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Capt. Sir Henry Morgan: I am Sir Henry Morgan. Roger Ingram: From the looks of you it could be nothing else.
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Jamie: You can lower your pistols, Lady Margaret. Margaret Denby: Unfortunately, I have no pistols. Jamie: Your eyes. I've looked into pistol barrels that are warmer.
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Capt. Sir Henry Morgan: You do not *vote* pirates off the seas. You engage them, rake, and scuttle them. My lords and gentlemen, we have ships, brave captains, and fine crews. How do you stand on that, lads? Are you ready to do a little law-abiding killing for king and country? Tom 'Tommy' Blue: It's better than none!
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Capt. Sir Henry Morgan: I wish my nature hadn't changed. I'd have made that whole assembly walk the plank. Jamie: Can't go wrong drowning politicians, Henry.
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Tom 'Tommy' Blue: [referring to Margaret Denby] If you kick her in the heart, she'll break your leg.
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Jamie: Church bells. Tom 'Tommy' Blue: Aye. Some people likes to hear them. I like trumpets better.
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[one of Leech's crew sits on the hatch over the hold containing the imprisoned seamen of the Revenge] Tom 'Tommy' Blue: You may lock me in a hole, you varmints, but you can't sit on me. Here's to you. Bottoms up! [Tommy jabs the pirate with a knife]
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