As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems.
Kevin Kline
as The Pirate King
Linda Ronstadt
as Mabel Stanley
Rex Smith
as Frederic
Patricia Routledge
as Ruth
Tony Azito
as The Sergeant
George Rose
as Major-General Stanley
G. Eugene Moose
as Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant
Alice Playten
as Edith Stanley
Marcie Shaw
as Kate Stanley
Wendy Wolfe
as Isabel Stanley
Alix Korey
as Soloist - Daughter
Robin Boudreau
as Daughter
