Prince of Pirates

Prince of Pirates
Prince of Pirates
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Screenplay by	John O'Dea; Samuel Newman
Story by	William Copeland; Herbert Kline
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	John Derek; Barbara Rush; Carla Balenda
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikov
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 7, 1953;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Prince of Pirates is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow.^[1]

Plot

In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders Roland imprisoned but Roland escapes and leads a revolt.

Cast

John Derek as Prince Roland
Barbara Rush as Countess Nita Orde
Carla Balenda as Princess Maria
Whitfield Connor as King Stephan
Edgar Barrier as Count Blanco
Robert Shayne as Prime Minister Treeg
Harry Lauter as Jan
Don Harvey as Koepke
Henry Rowland as Greb
Britt Lomond as Brenner (as Glase Lohman)
Gene Roth as Captain Brock

Reception

FilmInk called it " a hugely enjoyable, lively film with plenty of colour and an enthusiastic cast. It’s one of Derek’s best movies."^[2]

Comic book adaptation

Eastern Color Movie Love #19 (February 1953)^[3]

References

^ Prince of Pirates at TCMDB
^ Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "Movie Love #19". Grand Comics Database.

External links

Prince of Pirates at IMDb
Review of film at Variety

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[1] Prince of Pirates at TCMDB

[john-2] Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[3] "Movie Love #19". Grand Comics Database.

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