Set in an aristocratic society of nineteenth century England, PRINCESS CARABOO takes on the genteel, sophisticated character of that setting. Even the princess has a royal air about her and a gentle, kind temperament. She also has her humorous, mischievous side. Mr. Worrall (Jim Broadbent) and one of his corrupt banking cohorts are the only real scoundrels as they scheme to use the princess to develop a trading monopoly in the South Seas. Happily, the romance between John and the princess does not deteriorate into a sexual affair and he is prepared to follow her to the ends of the earth. On the other hand, Mr. Worrall has an eye for one of his young female house servants and Mrs. Worrall is convinced they are having an affair. In true aristocratic style, the dialogue has only a few minor crudities and violence is confined to one obscured beating and a hand biting. PRINCESS CARABOO is a pleasant surprise among today’s film offerings and is free of the offensive elements which plague so many of today’s films.
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