The Black Pirate (1926)

The Black Pirate (1926) starring Douglas Fairbanks
Arnoldo, the sole survivor of a pirate attack, is marooned on a desert island where he buries his slain father and vows to visit revenge upon the savages that murdered him. His solitude is broken when the pirates land on the island to bury a strongbox of treasure. Arnoldo shows himself and asks to join their company, offering to fight their best swordsman to the death. In the ensuing battle, he kills the captain, and the astonished seamen welcome him aboard their ship. He distinguishes himself in combat and becomes the band's leader, while secretly waiting to exact vengeance. But when a beautiful noblewoman is captured, he desperately seeks a way to free her before the crew can have their way with the desperate captive.