Fancy Pants (1950)
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68% of users liked it
(2,355 ratings)
Fancy Pants is a musicalized remake of the oft-filmed Harry Leon Wilson story Ruggles of Red Gap, tailored to the talents of "Mr. Robert Hope (formerly Bob)". The basic plotline of the original, that of an English butler entering the service of a rowdy nouveau-riche family from the… More Fancy Pants is a musicalized remake of the oft-filmed Harry Leon Wilson story Ruggles of Red Gap, tailored to the talents of "Mr. Robert Hope (formerly Bob)". The basic plotline of the original, that of an English butler entering the service of a rowdy nouveau-riche family from the American West, is retained. The major difference is that main character (Bob Hope) plays a third-rate American actor who only pretends to be a British gentleman's gentleman. Social-climbing American heiress Lucille Ball hires Hope to impress her high-society English acquaintances, then takes him back to her ranch in New Mexico. Though there are many close shaves, Hope manages to convince the wild and woolly westerners that he's a genuine British Lord--even pulling the wool over the eyes of visiting celebrity Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander). Never as droll as the 1935 Leo McCarey-directed Ruggles of Red Gap, Fancy Pants nonetheless works quite well on its own broad, slapsticky level. If the ending seems abrupt, it may be because the original finale, in which a fleeing Bob Hope and Lucille Ball were to be rescued by surprise guest star Roy Rogers, was abandoned just before the scene was shot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Marshall
- Written By
- Edmund L. Hartmann, Robert C. O'Brien, Robert O'Brien
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1950 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Silly Bob Hope/Lucille Ball comedy with slapstick moments.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
So-so Bob Hope version of Ruggles of Red Gap. Bright songs help.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Confiando excessivamente no carisma de suas duas estrelas, o filme se esquece do mais importante: fazer rir.
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Cast
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Bob Hope
as Arthur Tyler
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Lucille Ball
as Agatha Floud
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Bruce Cabot
as Cart Belknap
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Jack Kirkwood
as Mike Floud
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Eric Blore
as Sir Wimbley
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Lea Penman
as Effie Floud
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Hugh French
as George Van-Basingwell
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Joseph Vitale
as Wampum
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John Alexander
as Theodore Roosevelt
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Norma Varden
as Lady Maude
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Joe Wong
as Wong
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Hank Bell
as Barfly
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Ray Bennett
as Secret Service Man
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Oliver Blake
as Mr. Andrews
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Chester Conklin
as Guest
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Charles Cooley
as Man
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Edgar Dearing
as Mr. Jones
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Jimmie Dundee
as Henchman
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Alex Frazer
as Stagehand
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Sam Harris
as Umpire
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Percy Helton
as Maj. Fogarty
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Robin Hughes
as Cyril
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Olaf Hytten
as Stage Manager
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Virginia Kelly
as Rosalind
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Colin Keith-Johnston
as Twombley
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Bob Kortman
as Henchman
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Harry Martin
as Englishman
- Henry Mirelez
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Ida Moore
as Betsy Bessie
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Howard Petrie
as US Government Agent
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Jean Ruth
as Miss Wilkins
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Almira Sessions
as Belle
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Gilchrist Stuart
as Wicket Keeper
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Ethel Wales
as Mrs. Wilkins
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Grace Albertson
as Dolly
- Virginia Kelley
