The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
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75% of users liked it
(1,442 ratings)
Bob Hope is in top form in this Technicolor parody of pirate pictures, doing his best vaudeville shtick as an inept performer trying to save princess Virginia Mayo from the evil clutches of governor Walter Slezak and pirate Victor McLaglen. It's all ridiculous fun, of course, but if you're a… More Bob Hope is in top form in this Technicolor parody of pirate pictures, doing his best vaudeville shtick as an inept performer trying to save princess Virginia Mayo from the evil clutches of governor Walter Slezak and pirate Victor McLaglen. It's all ridiculous fun, of course, but if you're a fan of Hope, you never tire of his self-effacing gags and double-entendres. His out-of-place show biz jabs were always clever, and they're all the funnier in this period setting--particularly the Bing Crosby jokes. But Walter Brennan nearly steals the film as a wacky pirate scheming to steal buried treasure, and tattooing the map on Hope's chest. Yet the two best routines are when Hope tries to conceal his chest while taking a bath with Slezak, and when he tries to impersonate McLaglen as "the Hook." --Bill Desowitz
- Directed By
- Sidney Lanfield, David Butler (I)
- Written By
- Everett Freeman
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A typical affable and middling Bob Hope comedy.
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
It's the kind of film that will cause people who aren't familiar with the Hope historical comedies to check out all the rest.
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Cast
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Bob Hope
as Sylvester Crosby/"Sylvester the Great"
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Virginia Mayo
as Princess Margaret/"Margaret Warbrook"
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Walter Brennan
as Featherhead
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Walter Slezak
as Gov. La Roche
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Victor McLaglen
as The Hook
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Marc Lawrence I
as Pedro
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Hugo Haas
as Cafe Owner
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Maude Eburne
as "Boar's Head Inn" Landlady
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Adia Kuznetzoff
as Don Jose
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Brandon Hurst
as Mr. Pelly
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Tom Kennedy
as Alonzo
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Stanley Andrews
as Captain of The Mary Ann
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Robert Warwick
as The King
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Ernie S. Adams
as Citizen
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Betty Alexander
as Goldwyn Girl
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Richard Alexander
as Holdup Man
- Ted Billings
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Al Bridge
as Pirate
- Betty Caldwell
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Jack Carr
as Bartender
- Vic Christy
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Ralph Dunn
as Murderous Pirate
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James Flavin
as Naval Officer
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Rondo Hatton
as Gorilla Man
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Weldon Heyburn
as Palace Guard
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Al Hill
as Pirate
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Colin Kenny
as First Mate Mary Ann
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Mike Mazurki
as Pirate
- Art Miles
- Lillian Molieri
- Frank Moran
- Kay Morley
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Edward Peil Sr.
as Palace Guard
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Dick Rich
as Pirate
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Bert Roach
as Drunken Pirate's Companion
- Constantine Romanoff
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Edwin Stanley
as Captain of the King's Ship
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Sammy Stein
as Black Jack Thug
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Ray Teal
as Guard
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Tom Tyler
as Lieutenant
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Crane Whitley
as Soldier
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Francis Ford
as Drunken Pirate
- Alma Carroll
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Bobby Hale
as Citizen
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Dutch Hendrian
as Heckler
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Ruth Valmy
as Handmaiden
- Stewart Garner
- William Hunter
