Instead, the hypnotized girl wildly sings and dances about her love for "Mack the Black." Serafin awakens Manuela with a kiss, and she flees in horror. That night, however, Manuela cannot sleep, and she sneaks out to go see Serafin's show.Īt the show, Serafin hypnotizes Manuela, thinking that she will admit she loves him. Serafin compliments Manuela's beauty and begs her not to marry Don Pedro, but, angered, she hurries away. A traveling circus has arrived, and Serafin ( Gene Kelly), its handsome leader, flirts with all the girls in the song "Nina." When he encounters Manuela, however, he falls in love at first sight with her. Shortly before her wedding, Manuela visits a nearby town, Port Sebastian. However, her aunt and uncle (who have raised her) insist that she marry the town mayor, the rotund and bullying Don Pedro ( Walter Slezak). Manuela Alva ( Judy Garland), who lives in the small Caribbean village of Calvados, dreams of being swept away by the legendary Pirate, Mack "the Black" Macoco. With songs by Cole Porter, it stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with co-stars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, and George Zucco. The Pirate is a 1948 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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