Review of The Crimson Pirate (1952) by Julie L — 27 Nov 2010

I love this movie. I finnaly got a hold of it on dvd, and it's still as funny as I remembered.

This review of The Crimson Pirate (1952) was written by Julie L on 27 Nov 2010.

The Crimson Pirate has generally received very positive reviews.

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