Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
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46% of users liked it
(73 ratings)
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,… More 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 exclusively by good-looking young newlyweds. Much to the dismay of the men in the community, all of the gorgeous young wives gravitate to Hope-especially Paula Prentiss, the sexy bride of nonplussed Jim Hutton. Fortunately for all concerned, Hope is "claimed" by the only other single resident of Paradise, the glamorous Lana Turner. Frequent Bob Hope collaborator Hal Kanter cowrote the screenplay of Bachelor of Paradise with Valentine Davies; the script was based on a story by Vera Caspary, who in better days wrote Laura. Henry Mancini and Mack Davis' Oscar-nominated title song is the only true distinction of this lesser Hope farce. He seems to be sleepwalking while the rest of the cast is trying way too hard. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Arnold
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1961 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A disappointing, unfunny Bob Hope farce that he could have done in his sleep.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The mild comedy is predictable and trite, in other words it's a typical Bob Hope vehicle.
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Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
Later Bob Hope vehicle suffers due to "hip" script about swinging bachelor.
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Cast
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Bob Hope
as Adam J. Niles
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Lana Turner
as Rosemary Howard
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Janis Paige
as Dolores Jynson
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Jim Hutton
as Larry Delavane
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Paula Prentiss
as Linda Delavane
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Agnes Moorehead
as Judge Peterson
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Virginia Grey
as Camille Quinlaw
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Florence Sundstrom
as Mrs. Pickering
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Clinton Sundberg
as Rodney Jones
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John McGiver
as Austin Palfrey
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Alan Hewitt
as Beckett
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Reta Shaw
as Mrs. Brown
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Don Porter
as Thomas W. Jynson
