Yo-Ho HOPE and a Cargo of Laughs!
Director: David Butler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
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.
94 min
Rating: 6.854/10
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Top 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
Movie Info
Director: David Butler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Production Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Countries: United States of America
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CinemaSerf:
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.