Bob Hope, Bruce Cabot, Eric Blore

Bob Hope is up to his classic shenanigans in Fancy Pants, a loose remake of the comedy favorite Ruggles of Red Gap. Hope plays Humphrey, an American actor playing a British butler in a...( read more  read more... ) hokey play in London. When a fortune-hunter hires the cast to help him woo a wealthy American girl (Lucille Ball, playing her character like a female John Wayne), the girl's domineering mother takes a shine to Humphrey and hires him to be their butler back in New Mexico. But when they arrive out West, the townsfolk believe that Humphrey is British nobility, and even Teddy Roosevelt drops by for a visit. Despite their different comic styles, Hope and Ball have an oddball chemistry together; throw in some musical numbers, physical slapstick, and a shaggy dachshund, and the results will please any Hope fan. (There are, however, some unfortunate racial stereotypes.) --Bret Fetzer

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G, 92 min.

Directed by: George Marshall

Release Date: July 19, 1950

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DVD Release Date: June 29, 2004

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  • September 9, 2009
    You can 't go wrong with the combination of Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, although this remake of Ruggles of Red Gap can't hold a candle to that classic film. Overly colorful, but the sets and costumes are first rate. Forgettable music numbers. Entertaining though. The stars are in ...( read more)good form. The supporting cast is particularly good.
  • October 1, 2008
    GOOD MOVIE WORTH WATCHING
  • February 2, 2008
    A very wacky movie. You have to watch closely to follow the story, but it is funny. Watch out for the mumbling man wearing the monacle--he's a scream!
  • December 9, 2007
    Good Classic Comedy !
  • August 9, 2007
    I like the two together.
  • July 26, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • July 18, 2007
    Worth viewing just to see two television and vaudeville icons in the same movie.

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