Captain Barrett / The Hook — The Princess and the Pirate Character Profile

About Captain Barrett / The Hook

A ruthless pirate captain who buries his treasure and attacks a royal ship to kidnap the princess for ransom. He conspires with the Governor, is accidentally shot by Featherhead, returns to his ship, and is unmasked after giving contradictory orders.

Character Facts

Played by

Victor McLaglen

Appears in

The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Captain Barrett / The Hook — Conflict Kidnapper — Princess Margaret (Virginia Mayo)

  Hostile captor who intends to extort money from the princess's father.

• Captain Barrett / The Hook — Power Captain And Second-in-command — Pedro (Marc Lawrence)

  Hierarchical relationship where Pedro follows the Hook's orders as his deputy.

• Captain Barrett / The Hook — Alliance Co-conspirator — La Roche (Walter Slezak)

  Partners in crime who collaborate to recover the stolen treasure map.

• Captain Barrett / The Hook — Conflict Assailant — Featherhead (Walter Brennan)

  Direct antagonist who physically attacks the pirate captain to save his ally.

• Captain Barrett / The Hook — Narrative Impersonator — Sylvester the Great (Bob Hope)

  Protagonist who assumes the antagonist's identity, causing confusion on the ship.

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More characters from The Princess and the Pirate

• Sylvester the Great (Bob Hope)
• Princess Margaret (Virginia Mayo)
• Featherhead (Walter Brennan)
• Pedro (Marc Lawrence)
• La Roche (Walter Slezak)
• Mr. Pelly (Brandon Hurst)
• Don José Ramon Sebastian Rurales (Adia Kuznetzoff)
• Owner of the 'Bucket of Blood' (Hugo Haas)
• Landlady of the 'Boar's Head Inn' (Maude Eburne)
• Alonzo (Tom Kennedy)
• Captain of the 'Mary Ann' (Stanley Andrews)
• The King (Robert Warwick)