Thanks for the memory 22 1938 comedy film sub eng bob hope. As usual we find bob hope on good form and with special guest e. Bob hope used new material not only for his weekly radio series, but also for the several live charity appearances he made each week. Bob hopes tropical comedy special from tahiti 1987 bob hope hosts his first special of 1987 from the islands of tahiti and moorea in the south pacific. Hope would also break the fourth wall continuously to. Elliott nugent baby photographer ronnie jackson, on death row in san. From his early days as the king of live radio, to fifty feature films including the road series with bing crosby, to the top standup comedian in the world. Pdf road to box office the seven film comedies of bing crosby bob hope and dorothy. With hopes death at age 100 july 27, bolton recalled the comedian to be a privately religious man. Bob practically invented standup comedy and singlehandedly perfected the monologue.
The seven film comedies of bing crosby bob hope and. The movies were filmed during bob s greatest popularity 1938 to 1949, and include many wonderful costars, i. This is a selection of films and television appearances by britishamerican comedian and actor bob hope. The bob hope show bob hope comedy special tv episode. Bob hope, shirley ross, martha raye, dorothy lamour, paulette goddard, madeleine carroll, jane russell, lucille ball, charles butterworth, betty. In the spirit of bob hope and his dedication for bringing military families together, the program is largely driven by virtual, ondemand story time offerings that will.
Bob hopes fastpaced and improvisational comedic style was. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Bob hope presents a celebration with stars of comedy and music, 1981, directed by tony charmoli, with pierre trudeau, thomas p oneill, foster brooks, at turner classic. Budweiser, not surprisingly, is one of the sponsors for the show. He has delivered lots of funny lines in this movie. Welcome to the academy awards, ladies and gentlemen. Martha bolton was a staff comedy writer for bob hope for more than 15 years. Watch fancy pants bob hope lucille ball ade binelli on dailymotion. Nbc promo for the january 7, 1977 bob hope comedy special.
Bob hope was born leslie townes hope on may 29, 1903 in eltham, london, england to avis and william henry hope. It includes 4 dvd disks with 10 movies and some special features. Bob hopes christmas special with the troops was also shown as part of the series during those years as well as 60 minute comedy specials such as this. The bob hope show was one of the longest running radio programs in the history of the golden age of american radio. With hope s death at age 100 july 27, bolton recalled the comedian to be a privately religious man. Shop movies starring bob hope on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. Bob hopes career in broadcasting spanned sixtyfour years and included a long association with nbc.
Fancy pants bob hope lucille ball video dailymotion. Road to bali full movie, classic comedy starring bob hope, bing crosby and dorthy lamour by classic comedy films. Bob hope, dorothy lamour, peter lorre, and alan ladd director. He married nightclub singer dolores reade, and the couple adopted four children.
The soldier suddenly opened his eyes and said, hey, bob hope. According to hope, he broke his own rule only once. Directed by george archainbaud, its screenplay was written by wilkie c. My favorite brunette 1947 approved 1h 27min comedy, crime, mystery 4 april 1947 usa. Bob hope dvds overview biography songs similar artists dvds books blurays cds. Although hope began his career in 1919 with a brief stint as a boxer, hope began his acting career in 1925 in various vaudeville acts and stage. He performed in acts and solo at vaudeville venues and the palace theater. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Two unemployed showbiz pals accept treasurediving work in bali. Joke file bob hope and american variety exhibitions. The films of bob hope and millions of other books are available for. With bob hope, martha raye, les brown, david janssen.
It should be credited to crosby, hope, and dorothy lamour, not just hope, since crosby sings much more than hope, and even lamour is heard at least as frequently as the comedian. Download queens of comedy lucille ball phyllis diller carol burnett joan rivers and the. A vaudeville show was a succession of seven to ten live stage acts, the bill, which built to a climax with the performance of its top star, the headliner. While visiting an army hospital in italy in 1943, he stopped at the bedside of a wounded soldier who had been in a coma for two months. This unlicensed, unauthorized spanish release compiles all of the songs featured in the six bob hopebing crosby road pictures, with the music taken directly from the films soundtracks.
Watch ghost breakers bob hope tamara cutler luis robellada on dailymotion. The bill bob hope and american variety exhibitions. Find films and movies featuring bob hope on allmovie. The bob hope comedy special from palm springs 1978 the bob hope show 19591977 bob hopes allstar comedy spectacular from lake tahoe 1977. Other birthday celebrations had included the release of 101 balloons, the naming of a bob hope square in.
Originally broadcast on nbc, the 9 complete hourlong shows included in this set feature hopes classic comedy standup and wonderfully entertaining sketches and musical performances with celebrity guests. Reviewed in the united states on september 30, 2016. The program includes musical and comedy routines, and bob hopes monologue performed from the deck of a cruise ship. During the 19521953 season, nbc rotated with other variety shows in a sunday night block known as the colgate comedy hour sept. Former comedy writer for bob hope says he was privately. Bob hope s christmas special with the troops was also shown as part of the series during those years as well as 60 minute comedy specials such as this. From the early 1880s to the end of the 1920s vaudeville was the most popular form of live entertainment in the united states. Hopes character usually would have a nickname with which he would be referred to throughout the film, as in road to morocco, when he was called turkey, and road to zanzibar, in which he was called fearless.
Books by bob hope author of dont shoot, its only me. A total of 272 nbc variety specials hosted by hope were produced from 1950 to 1996. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. The following is a list of bob hope television specials. The serialization aired from 1935 until 1955 and is considered one the alltime greats when it comes to old time radio comedy. A year later the pepsodent radio show starring bob hope began, and would run through 1953. Bob hope comedian, tv host, actor, author tv guide. His first regular series for nbc radio was the woodbury soap hour. Mccaffrey reserves a special chapter dedicated to perhaps hopes most famous. Bob hope celebrity profile check out the latest bob hope photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Bob hope show bob hope the bob hope show comedy old. Road to bali 1952 hd bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour.
Some like it hot, reissued for television as rhythm romance, is a 1939 comedy film starring bob hope, shirley ross, and gene krupa. Bob hope has 31 books on goodreads with 2045 ratings. An american millionaire bob hope in paris is smitten with a breathtakingly beautiful stranger and bets his buddies that he can win her heart and hand in 30 dayswithout the benefit of using. On hopes 100th birthday, the president bush established the bob hope american patriot award for civilians showing extraordinary love of their country. November 24, 2014 hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with. The comedy hour was broadcast by nbc, and ran for just a couple of months.
Find films and movies featuring bob hope on allmovie allmovie. Bob hopes most popular book is dont shoot, its only me. Bob hope show vietnam dec 1965 uss ticonderoga cva14 by gene mccallister. Neile adams and steve mcqueen appear on the bob hope buick christmas special by neileamt. The bob hope legacy is proud to partner with the uso to create the bob hope legacy reading program. Road to bali american burlesques, bob hope and bing crosby, fleeing some australian women, their marriage proposals, and their irate fathers, are hired by a portentous island prince as deepsea divers to recover treasure.
The bob hope show hosted by bob hope, debuted on april 9, 1950. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. My favorite brunette 1947 bob hope, dorothy lamour, peter. They are also often referred to as the road pictures or the. In the beginning of his career, bob hope wrote his own material, adapted jokes and comic routines from popular humor publications, or commissioned segments of his vaudeville act from writers.
Foster, based on the play the great magoo by ben hecht and gene fowler, which performed briefly on broadway in 1932. The comedy hour was meant to replace a previous program called the colgate comedy hour, but did run as long as its predecessor. This is bob hope features new interviews with woody allen, dick cavett, margaret cho, daughter linda hope, kermit the frog, film critichistorian leonard maltin, conan o. This episode starred bob hope, lily pons opera singer, robert cummings, betty bruce, robert maxwell, special guest eleanor roosevelt, and more. Many of these shows contain all or some of the original commercials. My favorite brunette bob hope plays a photographer, mistaken to be the exprivate detective whose office is next door to his, by a beautiful, mysterious woman dorothy lamour. Capitol couldnt have released best of bob hope without at least a few songs pairing hope with bing crosby, his equally easygoing song and film partner. He even conquered television with his yearly comedy specials. Theyre calling it bob hopes allstar comedy salute to the 75th anniversary of the world series.
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