They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered (1942)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (79 ratings)

Bob Hope's first starring vehicle for producer Sam Goldwyn borrows the title of Bob's 1942 autobiography They Got Me Covered and very little else. Co-scripted by Leonard Q. Ross (aka Leo Rosten), Leonard Spigelgass and Harry Kurnitz (among many others!), the film casts Hope as Robert… More

Unrated,
Directed By
,
Written By
Harry Kurnitz
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 4, 1943 Wide
On DVD
Aug 21, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    It's just too clear how hard the boys were trying.

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    It drags in some critical phases, it labors in obvious spots and the climax is too manufactured. But there are side-splitting moments in it.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Without the talent of Bob Hope this picture would be one dull thud.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A tedious romp through familiar Hope territory.

  • , Film4

    Hope is in his element, and it is impossible not to be swept along by the enthusiasm of his performance.

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  • AJ V


    I really should have written about this movie when I saw it, I remember really liking this movie, but now the summary doesn't sound familiar. I really want to see this movie again, I love Bob Hope.

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