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The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
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20 August 1945 (Sweden) morePlot:
Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
BOB & VIRGINIA STORM THE SEAS OF LAUGHTER moreCast
(Complete credited 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 | ... | Cafe owner | |
| Maude Eburne | ... | Landlady | |
| 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 |
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94 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
USA:Approved | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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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). moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
Sylvester: If you don't tell anybody I'm not a gypsy, I won't tell anybody you're not an idiot. moreSoundtrack:
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Bob Hope's classic Princess & the Pirate is a classic in so many ways, but the main thing is it's damn funny, and one line always comes to mind when I think of this movie, V. Mayo to Bob Hope: Why don't you die like a man, and Bob replies, because I'd rather live like a woman!
Says it all!