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The Princess and the Pirate( 1944)

TV-MAComedyAdventure
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Yo-Ho HOPE and a Cargo of Laughs!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bob Hope

      Sylvester the Great

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      Virginia Mayo

      Princess Margaret

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      Walter Brennan

      Featherhead

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      Walter Slezak

      La Roche

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      Victor McLaglen

      Captain Barrett / The Hook

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      Marc Lawrence

      Pedro

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      Hugo Haas

      Owner of the 'Bucket of Blood'

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      Maude Eburne

      Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'

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      Adia Kuznetzoff

      Don José Ramon Sebastian Rurales

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      Brandon Hurst

      Mr. Pelly

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      Tom Kennedy

      Alonzo

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      Stanley Andrews

      Captain of the 'Mary Ann'

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      Robert Warwick

      The King

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      Betty Alexander

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Ruth Caldwell

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Bing Crosby

      Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)

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      Loretta Daye

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Francis Ford

      Drunken Pirate (uncredited)

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      Mike Mazurki

      Pirate (uncredited)

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      Lillian Molieri

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Kay Morley

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Ray Teal

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Betty Thurston

      Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

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      Rondo Hatton

      Gorilla (uncredited)

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      Jack Carr

      Hugo, Bartender at 'Bucket of Blood'

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 30 2022
    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 s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • princess
    • ship
    • treasure map
    • pirate
    • swashbuckler
    • buried treasure
    • high seas