Prince of Pirates
- ️Sat Mar 07 1953
Prince of Pirates is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow.[1]
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.
- 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
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]
- Eastern Color Movie Love #19 (February 1953)[3]
- ^ 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.
- Prince of Pirates at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety