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Alias Jesse James   1959     2 and a half stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod  
Cast: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Gene Autry, Gary Cooper, Will Wright, Bing Crosby, Ward Bond, James Arness, Roy Rogers

  After insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth (Bob Hope) sells a life insurance policy to Jesse James (Wendell Corey), he must follow him into the West to guard his life. There are lots of stars playing the role that they are most famous for–James Garner plays Brett Maverick, Fess Parker Plays Davy Crockett, and even Jay Silverheels is there as Tonto.

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Bachelor in Paradise   1961     2 stars    N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Arnold  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Don Porter, Virginia Grey, Agnes Moorehead, John McGiver, Florence Sundstrom, Clinton Sundberg, Alan Hewitt

  In preparation for his next story, Adam J. Niles (Bob Hope) moves to the suburbs where he plans to research lifestyles. He ends up listening to housewives' problems and giving them advice on how to improve their lots in life.

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Beau James   1957     3 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson  
Cast: Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith, Darren McGavin, Joe Mantell, George Jessel, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Walter Catlett

  Jimmy Walker's (Bob Hope) life as the flamboyant mayor of New York is the subject of this biography showing the corruption, scandal, and triumphs of the Roaring 20s.

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The Big Broadcast of 1938   1938     2 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen  
Cast: W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross, Lynne Overman, Bob Hope, Ben Blue, Leif Erickson

  The series of "Big Broadcasts" continues. This time around, the setting is aboard an ocean liner. Bob Hope makes his film debut and sings the Academy Award-winning song, "Thanks for the Memories."


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Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!   1966     1 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Elke Sommer, Phyllis Diller, Cesare Danova, Marjorie Lord, Harry von Zell, Kelly Thordsen, Benny Baker, Terry Burnham, Joyce Jameson, Kevin Burchett, Keith Taylor

  Real estate agent Tom Meade (Bob Hope) connects via telephone with a sexy movie star, Didi (Elke Sommer), who is trying to evade her boyfriend. Now, Tom tries to keep his wife (Marjorie Lord) from finding out about his relationship with Didi

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Call Me Bwana   1963     1 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gordon Douglas  
Cast: Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams, Lionel Jeffries, Arnold Palmer, Percy Herbert, Paul Carpenter

  A writer of safari tales, Matt Merriwether (Bob Hope), is sent to the African jungle to recover a downed American space capsule. In truth, he only writes about the area and knows very little about survival in the region.

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Cancel My Reservations   1972     bomb    G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bogart  
Cast: Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Forrest Tucker, Anne Archer, Keenan Wynn, Chief Dan George, Ned Beatty, John Wayne, Bing Crosby

  A TV talk show host, Dan Bartlett (Bob Hope), gets involved with the murder of a millionaire Arizona rancher. This is really bad despite the big-name guest stars.

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Casanova's Big Night   1954     2 and a half stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod  
Cast: Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine, Audrey Dalton, Basil Rathbone, Hugh Marlowe, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Raymond Burr, Frank Puglia

  Pippo (Bob Hope) is a mere tailor's apprentice who is mistaken for the notorious lover, Casanova, and is called on to test the fidelity of a young lady of the court.

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The Cat and the Canary   1939     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson, Nydia Westman, George Zucco, John Wray, Milton Kibbee

  This remake of the 1927 classic film is a comedy/mystery that established Bob Hope's film career in a tale involving a group of murdering relatives spending the night in a haunted house awaiting word of who will inherit a fortune.

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Caught in the Draft   1941     3 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler  
Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Lynne Overman, Eddie Bracken, Clarence Kolb, Irving Bacon, Paul Hurst, Ferike Boros, Arthur Loft, Edgar Dearing

  Movie star Don Bolton (Bob Hope) decides to evade the draft but ends up–through a comedy of errors–enlisting in the army.

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College Swing   1938     3 stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Gracie Allen, George Burns, Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Edward Everett Horton, Ben Blue, Betty Grable, Jackie Coogan, John Payne, Robert Cummings, Florence George

  Gracie (Gracie Allen) inherits a college and turns it into a swinging vaudeville arena.

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Critic's Choice   1963     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell, Rip Torn, Jessie Royce Landis, John Dehner, Jim Backus, Marie Windsor, Richard Deacon, Jerome Cowan

  Loosely based on Ira Levin's play, this is the story of stage critic Parker Ballantine's (Bob Hope) dilemma when his own wife Angela's (Lucille Ball) play is about to be produced on Broadway.


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Duffy's Tavern   1945     1 star    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Walker  
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Alan Ladd, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Paulette Goddard, Bob Hope

  This film adaptation of the popular 1940's radio show has a weak plot BUT it does provide a myriad of Paramount stars whose appearances are entertaining.

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Eight on the Lam   1967     bomb    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters, Shirley Eaton, Jill St. John, Stacey Maxwell, Kevin Brody, Debi Storm, Peter Leeds

  Even the zany talent of Jonathan Winters could not save this film about the father of seven, Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope), and his problems when he is charged with embezzlement and fights to save his good name.

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The Facts of Life   1960     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Melvin Frank  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore, Louis Nye, Philip Ober, Peter Leeds, Robert F. Simon, Louise Beavers, William Lanteau, Marianne Stewart, Mike Mazurki

  Larry (Bob Hope) and Kitty (Lucille Ball) are vacationing as "Mr. George Washington" and "Mrs. Martha Washington" while embarking on an extra-marital fling. Although the affair is never consummated, at first, their romance is great. But, by story's end, they learn that there are problems with having affairs in middle age and realize that true happiness lies back in their original marriages.

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Fancy Pants   1950     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot, Jack Kirkwood, Lea Penman, Eric Blore, John Alexander, Joseph Vitale, Norma Varden, Oliver Blake

  In this remake of "Ruggles of Red Gap," slapstick reigns as Bob Hope and Lucille Ball cavort in this story about early days in New Mexico.


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The Five Pennies   1959     2 stars    N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Melville Shavelson  
Cast: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Bob Crosby, Harry Guardino, Tuesday Weld, Ray Anthony, Bobby Troup, Shelly Manne, Bob Hope

  This sentimental biography of 1920s' coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols (Danny Kaye) features jazz hits of the era. Highlight: Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong's rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."

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Poster Art From art.comThe Ghost Breakers   1940     3 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Paul Lukas, Willie Best, Anthony Quinn, Tom Dugan, Paul Fix, Richard Carlson, Pedro de Cordoba, Virginia Brissac

  Determined to find a treasure, Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) heads for a haunted house with Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope) in tow. Larry is trying to escape from a bum charge and the police are on his tail as he tries to rid the house of ghosts and help Mary find the missing treasure. This film was remade as "Scared Stiff" with Martin and Lewis.


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Give Me a Sailor   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Jack Whiting, J.C. Nugent, Clarence Kolb, Nana Bryant, Emerson Treacy, Kathleen Lockhart, Ralph Sanford

  While he likes the life of having a girl in every port, sailor Jim Brewster (Bob Hope) tries to play matchmaker for his friend Walter (Jack Whiting) and Letty Larkin (Martha Raye).

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A Global Affair   1964     2 stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Arnold  
Cast: Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Robert Sterling, Michele Mercier, Yvonne De Carlo, Nehemiah Persoff, John McGiver, Miiko Taka, Mickey Shaughnessy, Elga Anderson

  An infant is abandoned at the United Nations and members put in politically motivated claims for the baby's adoption.

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The Great Lover   1949     3 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical / Thriller
Director: Alexander Hall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Roland Young, Roland Culver, George Reeves, Jim Backus, Richard Lyon, Gary Gray, Sig Arno, Jerry Hunter, Jack Benny, Paul Bryar, Fritz Feld, Norman Leavitt

  Freddie Hunter (Bob Hope) chaperones a group of Boy Scouts on an ocean liner traveling to Europe. En route, they run smack into a series of adventures when they face gambler C. J. Dabney (Roland Young) who is also a murderer.


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Here Come the Girls   1953     2 and a half stars    N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Claude Binyon  
Cast: Bob Hope, Tony Martin, Arlene Dahl, Rosemary Clooney, William Demarest, Fred Clark, Robert Strauss, Millard Mitchell, Frank Orth, Johnny Downs

  Stanley Snodgrass (Bob Hope) becomes the star of a Broadway musical–although he is unaware that he is being set up as bait to trap a murderer.

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How to Commit Marriage   1969     2 stars    PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama  
Cast: Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman, Maureen Arthur, Leslie Nielsen, Tina Louise, Irwin Corey, Tim Matheson

  In the midst of their divorce Frank (Bob Hope) and Elaine Benson (Jane Wyman) work out the practical elements of their immediate needs.


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The Iron Petticoat   1956     1 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas  
Cast: Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, David Kossoff, Alan Gifford, Paul Carpenter, Nicholas Phipps, Sid James, Tutte Lemkow

  When a stern Soviet officer (Katharine Hepburn) defects to the West, an American officer (Bob Hope) takes her on an eye-opening adventure in the capitalist world.

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I'll Take Sweden   1965     1 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frederick De Cordova  
Cast: Bob Hope, Tuesday Weld, Frankie Avalon, Dina Merrill, Jeremy Slate, Walter Sande, Roy Roberts, Rosemarie Frankland, John Qualen, Peter Bourne, Fay DeWitt, Alice Frost, Beverly Powers

  Bob Holcomb (Bob Hope) travels to Sweden to break up his daughter's (Tuesday Weld) love affair, and, in the process, he meets and falls in love with Karin (Dina Merrill).


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The Lemon Drop Kid   1951     3 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell, Andrea King, Fred Clark, Jay C. Flippen, William Frawley, Tom Dugan, Harry Bellaver, Sid Melton, Ben Welden, Ida Moore, Tor Johnson, Jack Kruschen

  Based on a Damon Runyan story, this is the remake of the 1934 film about a reformed gangster, The Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope). The Kid accidentally gives gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) a bad tip on a race. Now Moran tells The Kid that he must come up with $10,000 to make up for what he would have won. The Kid sets up a fake charity–after all, it is Christmas–and begins to raise the needed funds. This is the film that introduced Ray Evans and Jay Livingston's Christmas ballad, "Silver Bells."



Cast
Bob Hope Sidney Melbourne
Marilyn Maxwell "Brainy" Baxter
Lloyd Nolan Oxford Charley
Jane Darwell Nellie Thursday
Andrea King Stella
Fred Clark Moose Moran
Jay C. Flippen Straight Flush
William Frawley Gloomy Willie
Tom Dugan No Thumbs Charlie
Harry Bellaver Sam the Surgeon
Sid Melton Little Louie
Ben Welden Singing Solly
Ida Moore The Bird Lady
Tor Johnson Super Swedish Angel
Jack Kruschen Muscleman
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Let's Face It   1943     2 stars    N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Zasu Pitts, Phyllis Povah, Dave Willock, Eve Arden, Dona Drake, Raymond Walburn

  Soldier Jerry Walker (Bob Hope) gets involved with spies and avenging wives of philandering husbands in this wacky film.

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Louisiana Purchase   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Irving Cummings  
Cast: Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore, Irene Bordoni, Dona Drake, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Frank Albertson, Raymond Walburn, Donald MacBride, Andrew Tombes

  Both Irving Berlin's music and Senator Jim Taylor's (Bob Hope) outrageous filibuster in which he reads "Gone with the Wind" contribute to making this film an enjoyable escape from reality.

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Monsieur Beaucaire   1946     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Joseph Schildkraut, Reginald Owen, Constance Collier, Hillary Brooke, Douglass Dumbrille

  A barber (Bob Hope) impersonates Monsieur Beaucaire at the court of Louis XV in this entertaining farce involving royalty.

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The Muppet Movie   1979     3 stars    G, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: James Frawley  
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Richard Pryor

  Jim Henson's muppets are brought to the screen to tell their unique rags-to-riches story of success in Hollywood.

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My Favorite Blonde   1942     3 stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Bob Hope, Madeleine Carroll, Gale Sondergaard, George Zucco, Victor Varconi, Lionel Royce, Walter Kingsford, Edward Gargan, Charles Cane, Bing Crosby, Otto Reichow, Esther Howard, James Burke, Dooley Wilson, Milton Parsons

  Vaudeville entertainer Larry Haines (Bob Hope) performs on the stage with his trained penguin. While on a train bound for Los Angeles, Larry meets Karen (Madeleine Carroll) who is a spy. She talks Larry into helping her escape from Nazi agents, and he agrees. Now both of them are on the lam trying to escape their pursuers while the penguin, unbeknownst to Larry, is used by Karen to carry secret documents. Watch for Bing Crosby in his cameo appearance as the man giving Larry and Karen directions.



Cast
Bob Hope Larry Haines
Madeleine Carroll Karen Bentley
Gale Sondergaard Madame Stephanie Runick
George Zucco Dr. Hugo Streger
Victor Varconi Miller
Lionel Royce Karl
Walter Kingsford Dr. Wallace Faber
Edward Gargan Mulrooney
Charles Cane Turk O'Flaherty
Bing Crosby Cameo Appearance
Otto Reichow Lanz
Esther Howard Mrs. Topley
James Burke Union Secretary
Dooley Wilson Porter
Milton Parsons Mortician
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My Favorite Brunette   1947     2 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., John Hoyt, Reginald Denny, Frank Puglia, Ann Doran, Jack La Rue, Charles Dingle, Willard Robertson, Charles Arnt, Bing Crosby, James Flavin, Alan Ladd

  This well-made spoof of mystery films features Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson, a photographer of children whose studio is next to the office of private detective Sam McCloud (Alan Ladd). Ronnie is mistaken for Sam and hired by Baroness Carlotta Montay (Dorothy Lamour) to search for her missing uncle. The trail leads to a sanitarium and geologist James Collins (Reginald Denny). But, while investigating, Ronnie is attacked by Willie (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Kismet (Peter Lorre) and finds himself in the middle of murder and mayhem.



Cast
Bob Hope Ronnie Jackson
Dorothy Lamour Baroness Carlotta Montay
Peter Lorre Kismet
Lon Chaney Jr. Willie
John Hoyt Dr. Lundau
Reginald Denny James Collins
Frank Puglia Baron Montay/Nicholas
Ann Doran Miss Rogers
Jack La Rue Tony
Charles Dingle Major Simon Montague
Willard Robertson Prison Warden
Charles Arnt Oliver J. Crawford
Bing Crosby Harry
James Flavin Det. Mac Hennessey
Alan Ladd Sam McCloud

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My Favorite Spy   1951     3 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod  
Cast: Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan, Arnold Moss, John Archer, Morris Ankrum, Iris Adrian, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurki, Marc Lawrence

  When an espionage agent is killed in the line of duty, his look-alike, Peanuts (Bob Hope), is sent to Tangiers to finish the job.

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Never Say Die   1939     3 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman, Paul Harvey, Monty Woolley, Ernest Cossart, Ivan F. Simpson

  When millionaire John Kidley (Bob Hope) believes he is dying, he marries Mickey Hawkins (Martha Raye) so she can gain his near-future inheritance.

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Not with My Wife, You Don't   1966     2 stars    N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama  
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott, Carroll O'Connor, Richard Eastham, Ann Doran, Bob Hope, Eddie Ryder, George Tyne

  Julie (Verna Lisi) is a bored Air Force wife whose husband, Tom (Tony Curtis), worries about her fidelity to their marriage.

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Nothing But the Truth   1941     3 stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Leif Erickson, Helen Vinson, Grant Mitchell, Willie Best, Catherine Doucet, Rose Hobart, Clarence Kolb, Glenn Anders, Mary Forbes, Leon Belasco, Helene Millard, Lee Shumway

  Gwen Saunders (Paulette Goddard) gives stockbroker Steve Bennett (Bob Hope) $10,000 and tells him to double its value. Problems really begin when Steve uses the money for a bet that involves his telling the truth–and nothing but–for 24 hours.



Cast
Bob Hope Steve Bennett
Paulette Goddard Gwen Saunders
Edward Arnold T.R. Ralston
Leif Erickson Van
Helen Vinson Linda Graham
Grant Mitchell Mr. Bishop
Willie Best Samuel
Catherine Doucet Mrs. Van Dusen
Rose Hobart Mrs. Donnelly
Clarence Kolb Mr. Van Dusen
Glenn Anders Dick Donnelly
Mary Forbes Mrs. Ralston
Leon Belasco Dr. Zarak
Helene Millard Miss Turner
Lee Shumway Cop
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Off Limits   1953     3 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Mayehoff, Marvin Miller, John Ridgely, Jack Dempsey, Stanley Clements, Norman Leavitt, Carolyn Jones

  Wally Hogan (Bob Hope) manages bantamweight fighter Herbert Tuttle (Mickey Rooney). When Tuttle is drafted into the army, Hogan follows suit and watches out for his fighter.

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The Paleface   1948     3 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Z. McLeod  
Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Charles Trowbridge, Jeff York, Robert Armstrong, Iris Adrian, Bobby Watson, Jackie Searl, Joseph Vitale, Clem Bevans, Stanley Andrews, Wade Crosby, Chief Yowlachie, Iron Eyes Cody, John Maxwell

  The song "Buttons and Bows" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this very entertaining comedy about the romance and marriage of Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) and frontier dentist "Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope) who she meets while investigating the selling of rifles to Indians.



Cast
Bob Hope "Painless" Peter Potter
Jane Russell Calamity Jane
Charles Trowbridge Governor Johnson
Jeff York Big Joe
Robert Armstrong Terris
Iris Adrian Pepper
Bobby Watson Toby Preston
Jackie Searl Jasper Martin
Joseph Vitale Indian Scout
Clem Bevans Hank Billings
Stanley Andrews Commissioner Emerson
Wade Crosby Jeb
Chief Yowlachie Chief Yellow Feather
Iron Eyes Cody Chief Iron Eyes
John Maxwell Village Gossip

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Paris Holiday   1958     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Romance
Director: Gerd Oswald  
Cast: Bob Hope, Fernandel, Anita Ekberg, Martha Hyer, Preston Sturges, Andre Morell, Maurice Teynac, Alan Gifford, Yves Brainville, Jean Murat, Irene Tunc, Marcel Peres, Hans Verner, Paul Violette, Roger Treville

  Robert Hunter (Bob Hope) travels by luxury liner to France with Fernnydel (Fernandel) hoping to purchase the script for a new French play. What he doesn't know is that the script contains details about a counterfeiting ring. A member of the ring, Zara (Anita Ekberg), is aboard the ship and mistakenly believes that Robert has the script. Diplomat Ann McCall (Martha Hyer) is also on board and strikes up a friendship with Fernydel. When the counterfeiters close in, Ann arranges for Robert to be sent to an insane asylum to provide safety from them, and, later, Fernydel works to have him released. Funny chases take place–including the one when Robert is rescued from the asylum by a helicopter–in this combination of a French and American comedy.



Cast
Bob Hope Robert Leslie Hunter
Fernandel Fernydel
Anita Ekberg Zara
Martha Hyer Ann McCall
Preston Sturges Serge Vitry
Andre Morell American Ambassador
Maurice Teynac Dr. Bernais
Alan Gifford American Consujl
Yves Brainville Inspector Dupont
Jean Murat Judge
Irene Tunc Shipboard Lovely
Marcel Peres Institute Guard
Hans Verner Gangster
Paul Violette Institute Guard
Roger Treville Patient

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The Princess and the Pirate   1944     3 stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler  
Cast: Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak, Victor McLaglen, Marc Lawrence, Hugo Haas, Maude Eburne, Adia Kuznetzoff, Brandon Hurst

  Sylvester (Bob Hope) and Margaret (Virginia Mayo) are pursued by pirates (Walter Brennan is very funny as one of the pirates) and are caught in the clutches of La Roche (Walter Slezak).


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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell   1968     bomb    G, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin  
Cast: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Gina Lollobrigida, Mylene Demongeot, Mako, Henry Wilcoxon, William Wellman Jr.

  Sergeant O'Farrell (Bob Hope) tries to raise morale of U.S. troops during World War II by supplying beer and trying to recruit the beautiful Maria (Gina Lollobrigida). Plans go awry when he gets Nurse Krause (Phyllis Diller) instead. Terrible.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Road to Bali   1952     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Hal Walker  
Cast: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye, Peter Coe, Ralph Moody, Carolyn Jones, Michael Ansara, Harry Cording, Bhogwan Singh, Leon Askin, Al Kikume, Jane Russell, Jan Kayne, Leslie Charles

  Harold (Bob Hope) and George (Bing Crosby) try to retrieve a treasure for its rightful owner, Princess Lalah (Dorothy Lamour). They encounter cannibals and wild animals during their search. This film has many cameo performances, and it marks the film debut of Carolyn Jones.



Cast
Bob Hope Harold Gridley
Bing Crosby George Cochran
Dorothy Lamour Princess Lalah McIntovish
Murvyn Vye Ken Arok
Peter Coe Gung
Ralph Moody Bhoma Da
Carolyn Jones King Ramayana
Michael Ansara Guard
Harry Cording Verna's Father
Bhogwan Singh Lesser Priest
Leon Askin King Ramayana
Al Kikume Warrior
Jane Russell Cameo
Jan Kayne Verna
Leslie Charles Handmaiden
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Poster Art From art.comThe Road to Hong Kong   1962     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama  
Cast: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Joan Collins, Dorothy Lamour, Robert Morley, Walter Gotell, Bill Nagy, Felix Aylmer, Peter Madden, Many Guest Stars

  This final "Road" picture with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby has the pair entering the worlds of space travel and espionage while their cohort (Dorothy Lamour) appears in a short cameo.


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Road to Morocco   1942     3 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler  
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Dona Drake, Anthony Quinn, Vladimir Sokoloff, Monte Blue, Yvonne De Carlo, Mikhail Rasumny, George Givot

  Con artists (Bing Crosby and Bob Hope) sojourn across the desert in Africa where they meet Princess Shalmar (Dorothy Lamour) and must contend with Sheik Mullay Kassim (Anthony Quinn).


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Road to Rio   1947     3 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod  
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen, Frank Puglia, Jerry Colonna, The Andrews Sisters, Nestor Paiva, Joseph Vitale

  Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) and Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope) hop a ship bound for Rio de Janeiro and help a hypnotized young woman (Dorothy Lamour) who is being forced into an arranged marriage.


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Poster Art From art.comRoad to Singapore   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Victor Schertzinger  
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Charles Coburn, Judith Barrett, Anthony Quinn, Jerry Colonna, Miles Mander, Pierre Watkin, Steve Pendleton

  This is the first "Road" film; it proved so popular that six more films followed. Josh (Bing Crosby) and Ace (Bob Hope) sail the Pacific Ocean to a tropical island where they meet and vie for the attention of a lovely lady (Dorothy Lamour).

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Poster Art From art.comRoad to Utopia   1945     3 stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Walker  
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Hillary Brooke, Douglass Dumbrille, Jack La Rue, Robert Benchley, Robert Barrat, Nestor Paiva, Will Wright

  This is one of the best of seven "Road" films. Duke (Bing Crosby) and Chester (Bob Hope) head for the Klondike to find their fortunes in gold and are aided by Sal (Dorothy Lamour) in their pursuit of riches.

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Road to Zanzibar   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Victor Schertzinger  
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Una Merkel, Eric Blore, Luis Alberni, Douglass Dumbrille, Iris Adrian, Lionel Royce, Ernest Whitman, Joan Marsh, Norma Varden

  Searching for a South African diamond mine becomes the quest of con-men Chuck (Bing Crosby) and Fearless (Bob Hope). Along for the ride are chorus girls Donna Latoor (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel).

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Scared Stiff   1953     2 and a half stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lizabeth Scott, Carmen Miranda, Dorothy Malone, George Dolenz, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, William Ching, Jack Lambert

  A slave trader's ghost resides in a haunted house visited by Martin and Lewis in this remake of Bob Hope's "The Ghost Breakers."

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The Seven Little Foys   1955     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Family / Musical
Director: Melville Shavelson  
Cast: Bob Hope, James Cagney, George Tobias, Milly Vitale, Billy Gray, Angela Clarke, Herbert Heyes, Richard Shannon, Charley Foy, Lester Matthews, Lee Erickson, Jimmy Baird, Tommy Duran, Paul De Rolf, Jerry Mathers

  Bob Hope stars as vaudevillian Eddie Foy in this entertaining biography. After suffering the tragedy of having his wife die, Foy uses his seven children in his act, and the children excel and even steal the show. Foy's real-life son Eddie Foy narrates this delightful story of the Foy family's life. James Cagney, as George M. Cohan, is outstanding in his dance routine with Hope performed at the Friar's Club.



Cast
Bob Hope Eddie Foy
James Cagney George M. Cohan
George Tobias Barney Green
Milly Vitale Madeleine Morando Foy
Billy Gray Bryan Lincoln Foy
Angela Clarke Clara Morando
Herbert Heyes Judge
Richard Shannon Stage Manager
Charley Foy Narrator
Lester Matthews Father O'Casey
Lee Erickson Charley Foy
Jimmy Baird Eddy Foy Jr.
Tommy Duran Irving Foy
Paul De Rolf Richard Foy
Jerry Mathers Bryan Lincoln Foy (age 5)

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Poster Art From art.comSome Like It Hot   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
aka: Rhythm Romance
Director: George Archainbaud  
Cast: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Una Merkel, Gene Krupa, Rufe Davis, Frank Sully, Richard Denning, Bernard Nedell, Bernadene Hayes, Clarence Wilson, Byron Foulger, Edgar Dearing, Russ Powell

  In the era of jitterbugging, carnival barker Nicky Nelson (Bob Hope) acts as an agent promoting the "hot" music of drummer Gene Krupa's band. Nicky has problems getting Krupa's band a gig–until the band scores a success on the boardwalk. Meanwhile, Nicky falls in love with singer Lily Racquel (Shirley Ross) and risks losing everything but takes advantage of one last chance to gain success. The music includes "The Lady's in Love with You," "Some Like It Hot," and "Heart and Soul."



Cast
Bob Hope Nicky Nelson
Shirley Ross Lily Racquel
Una Merkel Flo Saunders
Gene Krupa Himself
Rufe Davis Stoney
Frank Sully Sailor Burke
Richard Denning Mr. Weems
Bernard Nedell Stephen Hanratty
Bernadene Hayes Miss Marble
Clarence Wilson Mr. Ives
Byron Foulger Radio Announcer
Edgar Dearing MacCrady
Russ Powell Bass Fiddler
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Son of Paleface   1952     3 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western / Action / Romance
Director: Frank Tashlin  
Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Bill Williams, Harry von Zell, Iron Eyes Cody, Cecil B. DeMille, Bing Crosby, Lloyd Corrigan, Paul E. Burns, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Charles Cooley

  This sequel to "Paleface" adds Roy Rogers to the cast and is even funnier than the original. Bob Hope plays Peter "Junior" Potter who is the son of his original character. He heads West to claim his inheritance, but it appears that all he has been left with are debts. When he tells the creditors that his father's gold is hidden, he gains the attention of saloon owner Mike (Jane Russell) and federal agent Roy Barton (Roy Rogers) who is on Mike's trail believing that she is the leader of a gang of bandits. A highlight: Bob Hope and Trigger share the same bed!



Cast
Bob Hope Peter "Junior" Potter Jr.
Jane Russell Mike "The Torch" Delroy
Roy Rogers Roy Barton
Douglass Dumbrille Sheriff McIntyre
Bill Williams Kirk
Harry von Zell Mr. Stoner
Iron Eyes Cody Chief Yellow Cloud