Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise (1961)

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Bob Hope was in the first stages of his cinematic decline when he starred in Bachelor in Paradise. Hope plays a "romance expert" who is contracted to write an expose on the sexual habits of suburban California housewives. For research purposes, he moves into a subdivision called Paradise, populated… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By
Jack Arnold
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Nov 1, 1961 Wide
On DVD
Dec 15, 1993

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A disappointing, unfunny Bob Hope farce that he could have done in his sleep.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The mild comedy is predictable and trite, in other words it's a typical Bob Hope vehicle.

  • Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

    Later Bob Hope vehicle suffers due to "hip" script about swinging bachelor.

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