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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   722 votes
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Director:
David Butler
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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)

User Comments:
Hope at his zaniest in featherweight swashbuckling comedy... more (19 total)

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
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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

Fun Stuff

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:
Sylvester: If you don't tell anybody I'm not a gypsy, I won't tell anybody you're not an idiot. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Kiss Me in the Moonlight more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Hope at his zaniest in featherweight swashbuckling comedy..., 14 February 2006
7/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

This one is so much better than Hope's later romp in the swashbuckling genre called CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT.

VIRGINIA MAYO displays comic flair as Princess Margaret, the lovely Technicolor photography doing her full justice as the costumed princess running away from the villains with the cowardly Sylvester the Great (BOB HOPE) at her side. Hope is at his comic best, delivering every line with the sort of casual flair for comedy that served him so well during his early years at Paramount.

But having the most fun are VICTOR McLAGLEN as the hook-bearing pirate with a devilish gleam in his eye; WALTER BRENNAN as the maniacal, half-witted pirate called Featherbrain who relishes every scene and gives one of his best supporting role performances; and WALTER SLEZAK as the wicked man who wants the treasure map and Mayo for his own.

Not to be outclassed by these comic performances, we also have HUGO HAAS as the cabaret owner who shares some priceless one-liners with Hope who auditions for a job in his cabaret. The drinking scene is one of the highlights of the film.

Directed at a frantic pace by David Butler, this is one of Hope's most enjoyable romps and it's all dressed up in fancy Technicolor and lavish sets and costumes.

Not to be missed, if you're a Hope fan.

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