The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Directed by

Allen Boretz, David Butler, Sidney Lanfield, Samuel Goldwyn

Genre

parody film, pirate film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A princess disguises herself to run away and marry the man she loves. Her ship gets attacked by pirates who want to hold her for ransom. A bumbling man ends up becoming her unexpected rescuer.

lightheartedcomedicwhimsicalswashbucklingromanticzanyparodicupbeat

What happens

The Princess and the Pirate is a 1944 American comedy film directed by David Butler, and starring Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo. Based on a story by Sy Bartlett, the film is about a princess who travels incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man to whom she is betrothed. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who plan to kidnap her and hold her for ransom, unaware that she will be rescued by the unlikeliest of knights errant. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, The Princess and the Pirate received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Music Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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