The Princess and the Pirate
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Starring: Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan
Director: David Butler, Samuel Goldwyn, Allen Boretz
Writer: Melville Shavelson, Melvin Frank, Don Hartman
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
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.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score.
- At the beginning of the film, Bob Hope breaks the fourth wall when he appears in costume over the titles to explain to the "folks" that he will not be playing the "bloodthirsty buccaneer ... his soul ... black with foul deeds", but rather the coward who appears later on.
- Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.
Previous Showings
3 Runs • 2 Festivals
1,803 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (December 31, 1944)
Original Run: December 31, 1944 (Sunday - Friday)
All runs on record (3):
- December 31, 1944 (Sunday - Friday)Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo
- June 7 - 8, 2003 · 1,416 ticketsbob-hope-2003w/ Fancy Pants
- July 22 - 23, 2026 · 387 ticketsSummer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ There's No Business Like Show Business