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Bob Hope in The Princess and the Pirate

on BBC Two England

A special Bank Holiday comedy double-bill featuring one of the world's most popular entertainers. Also starring
Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan Victor McLaglen , Walter Slezak
The famous comedian sails a farcical Spanish Main in this comedy extravaganza of bloodthirsty buccaneers, fancy thugs and a fair princess in distress - proving to the assorted villains that the gag is mightier than the sword.
Screenplay by DON HARTMAN , MELVILLE SHAVELSON and EVERETT FREEMAN Produced by SAMUEL GOLDWYN
Directed by DAVID BUTLER. Films: page 17 and at 4.20
The Paleface also starring Jane Russell
Bob Hope at his funniest - as a dentist - way out West. Jane Russell is a sharp-shooting Calamity Jane and the pair of them get involved in some hilarious and hair-raising adventures.
Screenplay EDMUND HARTMAN , FRANK TASHLIN Directed by NORMAN Z. MCLEOD. Films: pl7

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Brennan
Unknown:
Victor McLaglen
Unknown:
Walter Slezak
Unknown:
Don Hartman
Unknown:
Everett Freeman
Produced By:
Samuel Goldwyn
Directed By:
David Butler.
Unknown:
Jane Russell
Unknown:
Bob Hope
Unknown:
West. Jane Russell
Unknown:
Edmund Hartman
Unknown:
Frank Tashlin
Directed By:
Norman Z. McLeod.
Sylvester:
Bob Hope
Margaret:
Virginia Mayo
Featherhead:
Walter Brennan
La Roche:
Walter Slezak
The Hook:
Victor McLaglen
Pedro:
Marc Lawrence
Proprietor:
Hugo Haas
Landlady:
Maude Eburne
Don Jose:
Adia Kuznetzoff
Mr Pelly:
Brandon Hurst
'Painless Peter Potter:
Bob Hope
Calamity Jane:
Jane Russell
Terris:
Robert Armstrong
Pepper:
Iris Adrian
Jasper Martin:
Jack Searl
Indian Scout:
Joseph Vitale

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