Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase (1941)

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The Irving Berlin-Morrie Ryskind Broadway musical hit Louisiana Purchase came to the screen with surprisingly few emendations in 1941. Bob Hope replaces Broadway's William Gaxton in the role of innocent political flunkey Jim Taylor, set up to take the fall for wholesale graft by a group of corrupt… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Irving Cummings
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 25, 1941 Wide
On DVD
May 19, 1993
Universal Studios Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    This pic is so lame, even the Irvin Berlin musical numbers stink.

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