The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Sy Bartlett (story)
Allen Boretz (adaptation)

Release Date:

20 April 1945 (Portugal)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to...

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Ship | Princess | Chase | Based On Story

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Bob Hope	...	Sylvester the Great
Virginia Mayo	...	Princess Margaret
Walter Brennan	...	Featherhead
Walter Slezak	...	La Roche
Victor McLaglen	...	Captain Barrett / The Hook
Marc Lawrence	...	Pedro
Hugo Haas	...	Owner of the 'Bucket of Blood'
Maude Eburne	...	Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'
Adia Kuznetzoff	...	Don José Ramon Sebastian Rurales
Brandon Hurst	...	Mr. Pelly
Tom Kennedy	...	Alonzo
Stanley Andrews	...	Captain of the 'Mary Ann'
Robert Warwick	...	The King

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12

Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Trivia:

Samuel Goldwyn paid Paramount $133,500 to borrow Bob Hope for twelve weeks. During that time, Hope made this film and They Got Me Covered (1943).

Goofs:

Continuity: When The Hook's ship is attacking The Mary Ann, it is flying the Skull & Crossbones. Soon after that it is seen being raised.

Quotes:

Princess Margaret: I hear there are pirates in these waters.
Sylvester: Yeah? Well, let them stay in the water, they're dangerous on ships!

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Kiss Me in the Moonlight

Love it

I loved this movie. The first time I seen it I was a little girl. I have seen it a few times over the years and love it even more. Bob's comedy has never been surpass. Hollywood lost one of it's finest stars when he passed away. This is my all time favorite of Bob Hope's. The costume's are just beautiful. The other actors in this film were just as good. At the end when Bing Crosby shows up and gets the girls just makes me laugh. Poor Bob worked so hard and still Bing got the girls. Another movies that Bob was in that I recommend is: The Seven Little Foys,Casanova's Big Night, The Lemon Drop Kid, and the one he played the dentist in... (I cannot remember the name) But he sang the song Button and bows.