Prince of Pirates
{{Short description|1953 film by Sidney Salkow}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Prince of Pirates
| image = Prince of Pirates.jpg
| caption =
| director = Sidney Salkow
| producer = Sam Katzman
| writer =
| starring = John Derek
Barbara Rush
| music =
| cinematography = Henry Freulich
| editing = Jerome Thoms
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1953|3|7}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Prince of Pirates is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27954/prince-of-pirates Prince of Pirates] at TCMDB
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: Prince Roland
- Barbara Rush: Countess Nita Orde
- Carla Balenda: Princess Maria
- Whitfield Connor: King Stephan
- Edgar Barrier: Count Blanco
- Robert Shayne: Prime Minister Treeg
- Harry Lauter: Jan
- Don C. Harvey: Koepke (as Don Harvey)
- Henry Rowland: Greb
- Britt Lomond: Brenner (as Glase Lohman)
- Gene Roth: 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."{{cite magazine|date=5 November 2024|access-date=5 November 2024|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|title=The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/the-cinema-of-john-derek-movie-star/}}
Comic book adaptation
- Eastern Color Movie Love #19 (February 1953){{gcdb issue|id=264025|title=Movie Love #19}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0046208}}
- [https://archive.org/details/variety189-1953-01/page/n363/mode/1up/search/%22sam+katzman%22?q=%22sam+katzman%22 Review of film] at Variety
{{Sam Katzman}}
{{Sidney Salkow}}
Category:1950s historical adventure films
Category:American swashbuckler films
Category:Films directed by Sidney Salkow
Category:Films set in the 16th century
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films adapted into comics
Category:American historical adventure films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:Films produced by Sam Katzman
Category:English-language historical adventure films
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