Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number of amiable stars in the audience..

Should you watch Pirate Party on Catalina Isle? Only if you have a weird obsession with how Cary Grant acts when he's not in a proper script. If you want a structured narrative, you will hate this. If you just want to see famous people from the 1930s looking a bit lost on a beach, you might find it charming. It feels ...


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"Should you watch Pirate Party on Catalina Isle? Only if you have a weird obsession with how Cary Grant acts when he's not in a proper script. If you want a structured narrative, you will hate this. If you just want to see famous people from the 1930s looking a bit lost on a beach, you might find it charming. It feels less like a motion picture and more like someone dragged a camera to a party and told everyone to act like pirates. The whole thing is just a collection of performances held togeth..."

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