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6.9/10 • 24

1944-11-171h 34m

ComedyAdventure

Yo-Ho HOPE and a Cargo of Laughs!

Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.

Directors
David Butler
Editors
Daniel Mandell

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bob Hope

    Bob Hope

    Sylvester the Great

  2. Virginia Mayo

    Virginia Mayo

    Princess Margaret

  3. Walter Brennan

    Walter Brennan

    Featherhead

  4. Walter Slezak

    Walter Slezak

    La Roche

  5. Victor McLaglen

    Victor McLaglen

    Captain Barrett / The Hook

  6. Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Pedro

  7. Hugo Haas

    Hugo Haas

    Owner of the 'Bucket of Blood'

  8. Maude Eburne

    Maude Eburne

    Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn'

  9. Adia Kuznetzoff

    Adia Kuznetzoff

    Don José Ramon Sebastian Rurales

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CinemaSerf

Jun 30, 2022

6/10

I'll admit that it has always puzzled me that war-weary American troops could ever have been entertained by Bob Hope. His so-called "zany" humour always struck me as being contrived and obvious. This film, however, does go some way to contradict that rather simplistic impression of the star. He plays a cowardly actor who finds himself along with "Princess Margaret" (no, not the real one) captured by pirates en route to their island to retrieve some buried treasure. When they discover her identity, they try to ransom her and it's all down to "Sylvester" (Hope) to save the day. It's got a great supporting cast - Walter Brennan as the aptly named "Featherhead"; Walter Slezak as pirate "La Roche" and an on-form Victor McLaglen as "The Hook". Virginia Mayo as the "Princess" never could act her way out of a paper bag, and here is no different - she has the glamour and the looks, but the charisma of a wet haddock. There are plenty of quippy one-liners; Mr. Hope's asides to the audience are actually quite funny now and again and coupled with some good, hammy, set piece buckle and swash it's actually quite a watchable little pantomime-style effort. Not great, but much better than I was expecting.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
princessshiptreasure mappirateswashbucklerburied treasurehigh seas