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Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak, Victor McLaglen ... see more see more... , Marc Lawrence I , Hugo Haas , Maude Eburne , Adia Kuznetzoff , Brandon Hurst , Tom Kennedy , Stanley Andrews , Robert Warwick , Ernie S. Adams , Betty Alexander , Richard Alexander , Ted Billings , Al Bridge , Betty Caldwell , Jack Carr , Vic Christy , Ralph Dunn , James Flavin , Rondo Hatton , Weldon Heyburn , Al Hill , Colin Kenny , Mike Mazurki , Art Miles , Lillian Molieri , Frank Moran , Kay Morley , Edward Peil Sr. , Dick Rich , Bert Roach , Constantine Romanoff , Edwin Stanley , Sammy Stein , Ray Teal , Tom Tyler , Crane Whitley , Francis Ford , Alma Carroll , Bobby Hale , Dutch Hendrian , Ruth Valmy , Stewart Garner , William Hunter

Bob Hope is in top form in this Technicolor parody of pirate pictures, doing his best vaudeville shtick as an inept performer trying to save princess Virginia Mayo from the evil clutches of governor W... read more read more...alter Slezak and pirate Victor McLaglen. It's all ridiculous fun, of course, but if you're a fan of Hope, you never tire of his self-effacing gags and double-entendres. His out-of-place show biz jabs were always clever, and they're all the funnier in this period setting--particularly the Bing Crosby jokes. But Walter Brennan nearly steals the film as a wacky pirate scheming to steal buried treasure, and tattooing the map on Hope's chest. Yet the two best routines are when Hope tries to conceal his chest while taking a bath with Slezak, and when he tries to impersonate McLaglen as "the Hook." --Bill Desowitz

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Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Sidney Lanfield, David Butler (I), David Butler

Release Date: November 17, 1944

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DVD Release Date: May 17, 2005

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  • moonrivers
    May 3, 2012
    moonrivers
    Wacky fun as The Great Sylvester,The Man With Seven Faces, sort of a early travelling performance artist, gets caught up with bloodthirsty pirates and a beautiful woman on the infamous Spanish Main. "Haven't you got any backbone, the girl asks our intrepid hero. "Yes, but not l... read moreike you have", is the quick reply. Innocuous entertainment with the obligatory cameo at the last few frames ... guess who?
  • ajv2688
    October 15, 2010
    ajv2688
    One of my favourite Hope movies, it's hilarious, and I love the ending. I highly recommend it if you're a fan too.
  • garyX
    December 25, 2008
    garyX
    Old Bob Hope films were always amongst my favourites growing up, and this is one of his funniest. He plays Sylvester The Great, man of seven faces ("I travel a lot. With my act, it's safer!") who saves runaway princess Virginia Mayo from the clutches of evil buccaneer The Hook. T... read morehe gags flow thick and fast, complete with Hope's usual self-deprecating one liners, loads of slapstick and sight gags; if you imagine Pirates Of The Caribbean done by the Marx brothers, you're in the right ball park. Walter Brennan is hilarious as a crazy old pirate and Mayo is very easy on the eye in the classic tradition of old style Hollywood glamour. It still makes me laugh out loud pretty much non-stop after all these years and is the kind of classic comedy that appeals to every age.
  • poohtiger
    December 23, 2006
    poohtiger
    Bob Hope at his best. Virginia Mayo drop dead gorgeous. Funny as can be. Slyvester: "I'll chop off his liver! Say, that might be pretty good, chopped liver".
  • girlanachronism13
    February 16, 2007
    girlanachronism13
    Bob Hope may be the star, but it just doesn't get any better than Walter Brennan. Great cast, crazy comedy, and a fantastic cameo at the end. The movie certainly stands up to multiple viewings--it's hard to see any Bob Hope movie and catch everything the first time around. Some o... read moref the humor might be dated (unless, of course, you're familiar with the entertainment industry of the era) and it also helps if you know the films it's parodying. Much fun.

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Dennis Schwartz
April 23, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A typical affable and middling Bob Hope comedy. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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