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ComedyAdventure

The Princess and the Pirate

- Yo-Ho HOPE and a Cargo of Laughs!

Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.

Release Date : 1944-11-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bob Hope

Character Name : Sylvester the Great

Original Name : Bob Hope

Gender : Male

Virginia Mayo

Character Name : Princess Margaret

Original Name : Virginia Mayo

Gender : Female

Walter Brennan

Character Name : Featherhead

Original Name : Walter Brennan

Gender : Male

Walter Slezak

Character Name : La Roche

Original Name : Walter Slezak

Gender : Male

Victor McLaglen

Character Name : Captain Barrett / The Hook

Original Name : Victor McLaglen

Gender : Male

Marc Lawrence

Character Name : Pedro

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Hugo Haas

Character Name : Owner of the 'Bucket of Blood'

Original Name : Hugo Haas

Gender : Male

Maude Eburne

Character Name : Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'

Original Name : Maude Eburne

Gender : Female

Adia Kuznetzoff

Character Name : Don José Ramon Sebastian Rurales

Original Name : Adia Kuznetzoff

Gender : Male

Brandon Hurst

Character Name : Mr. Pelly

Original Name : Brandon Hurst

Gender : Male

Tom Kennedy

Character Name : Alonzo

Original Name : Tom Kennedy

Gender : Male

Stanley Andrews

Character Name : Captain of the 'Mary Ann'

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

Robert Warwick

Character Name : The King

Original Name : Robert Warwick

Gender : Male

Betty Alexander

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Alexander

Gender : Female

Ruth Caldwell

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Caldwell

Gender : Male

Bing Crosby

Character Name : Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)

Original Name : Bing Crosby

Gender : Male

Loretta Daye

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Daye

Gender : Male

Francis Ford

Character Name : Drunken Pirate (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis Ford

Gender : Male

Mike Mazurki

Character Name : Pirate (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Mazurki

Gender : Male

Lillian Molieri

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Lillian Molieri

Gender : Female

Kay Morley

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Morley

Gender : Female

Ray Teal

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Betty Thurston

Character Name : Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Thurston

Gender : Male

Rondo Hatton

Character Name : Gorilla (uncredited)

Original Name : Rondo Hatton

Gender : Male

Jack Carr

Character Name : Hugo, Bartender at 'Bucket of Blood'

Original Name : Jack Carr

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-30

I'll admit that it has always puzzled me that war-weary American troops could ever have been entertained by Bob Hope. His so-called "zany" humour always struck me as being contrived and obvious. This film, however, does go some way to contradict that rather simplistic impression of the star. He plays a cowardly actor who finds himself along with "Princess Margaret" (no, not the real one) captured by pirates en route to their island to retrieve some buried treasure. When they discover her identity, they try to ransom her and it's all down to "Sylvester" (Hope) to save the day. It's got a great supporting cast - Walter Brennan as the aptly named "Featherhead"; Walter Slezak as pirate "La Roche" and an on-form Victor McLaglen as "The Hook". Virginia Mayo as the "Princess" never could act her way out of a paper bag, and here is no different - she has the glamour and the looks, but the charisma of a wet haddock. There are plenty of quippy one-liners; Mr. Hope's asides to the audience are actually quite funny now and again and coupled with some good, hammy, set piece buckle and swash it's actually quite a watchable little pantomime-style effort. Not great, but much better than I was expecting.