The Princess and the Pirate

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The Princess and the Pirate

Released Nov 17, 1944

1h 34m

Comedy

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Princess Margaret (Virginia Mayo) flees her father to marry a commoner, but is abducted by notorious pirate The Hook (Victor McLaglen). Also on board the pirate ship is The Great Sylvester (Bob Hope), a cowardly actor who, disguised as a gypsy woman, was kidnapped by The Hook's tattoo artist, Featherhead (Walter Brennan). Dismayed to learn Sylvester is a man, Featherhead forces him to steal The Hook's treasure map, and take both it and Margaret to a distant island so he can later claim them.

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Courier Mail Staff

Courier Mail (Australia)

Virginia Mayo, as the runaway princess, has a tuneful voice, a pretty face, and more acting ability than is needed in a swashbuckling extravaganza.

Nov 19, 2020

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David Nusair

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The Princess and the Pirate's success is entirely dependent on one's opinion of Hope's specific brand of humor...

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 28, 2014

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Dennis Schwartz

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A typical affable and middling Bob Hope comedy.

Rated: C+

Apr 23, 2007

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A fun screwball comedy with Bob Hope excellently leading the cast

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Silly but quite good Bob Hope comedy where he and Virginia Mayo are on the run from pirate Victor McLaglen. The great Walter Brennan also plays a pirate to great comedic effect. Bob Hope doesn't get enough respect nowadays. I wasn't a huge fan of his stand-up, but as a comedic film actor, I think he was great. I also quite liked Virginia Mayo, who I really only remember from a couple westerns. I think I'd like to see her in more stuff.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

awesome pirate parady pic that's 3 in a row!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

This is one of my favorite Bob Hope movies.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Bob Hope at his best. Virginia Mayo drop dead gorgeous. Funny as can be. Slyvester: "I'll chop off his liver! Say, that might be pretty good, chopped liver".

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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MY FAVORITE BOB HOPE FILM, WONDERFULLY WRITTEN. GREAT SUPPORT FROM WALTER BRENNAN. VERY VERY FUNNY, ALWAYS ENJOYABLE

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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David Butler

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Bob Hope

Sylvester the Great

Virginia Mayo

Princess Margaret

Walter Brennan

Featherhead

Walter Slezak

La Roche

Victor McLaglen

Captain Barrett

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Synopsis

Princess Margaret (Virginia Mayo) flees her father to marry a commoner, but is abducted by notorious pirate The Hook (Victor McLaglen). Also on board the pirate ship is The Great Sylvester (Bob Hope), a cowardly actor who, disguised as a gypsy woman, was kidnapped by The Hook's tattoo artist, Featherhead (Walter Brennan). Dismayed to learn Sylvester is a man, Featherhead forces him to steal The Hook's treasure map, and take both it and Margaret to a distant island so he can later claim them.

Director: David Butler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 34m

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