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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Sy Bartlett (story)
Allen Boretz (adaptation)
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Release Date:
20 April 1945 (Portugal) more
Plot:
Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
Actress Virginia Mayo Dies at 84
 (From WENN. 18 January 2005)

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Cast

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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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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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). more
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. more
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!
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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Kiss Me in the Moonlight more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
The Princess and the Pirate, 27 May 1999
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

Loads of wacky fun in this costume comedy that features Hope and Mayo who try to elude "The Hook," played with devilish charm by Victor McLaglen. Great gags, rousing excitement and even a cameo by a crooner named Crosby.

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