Where There's Life (1947)
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Bearing traces of such earlier hits as My Favorite Blonde and The Ghost Breakers, Where There's Life is one of the best of Bob Hope's postwar vehicles. The inimitable Mr. Hope is cast as New York radio personality Michael Valentine, who's poised to marry his long-time fiancee Hazel… More Bearing traces of such earlier hits as My Favorite Blonde and The Ghost Breakers, Where There's Life is one of the best of Bob Hope's postwar vehicles. The inimitable Mr. Hope is cast as New York radio personality Michael Valentine, who's poised to marry his long-time fiancee Hazel O'Brien (Vera Marshe). But destiny takes a hand when, in the far-off kingdom of Barovia, King Hubertus II (William Edmunds) is felled by an assassin's bullet. To avoid a revolution, the King's cabinet hurriedly searches for Hubertus' sole heir -- who, according to all reliable sources, is one Michael Valentine. Gorgeous General Katrina Grimovich (Signe Hasso) is dispatched to New York to bring Valentine back to Barovia, while a group of insurrectionists, headed by Krivoc (George Coulouris) and Stertorius (George Zucco), conspire to kill Valentine before he can ever leave American soil. When Valentine is apprised of his royal lineage, he assumes that he's the victim of a practical joke perpetrated by his announcer Joe Snyder (George Zucco). Once he's convinced that it's no joke, Valentine and Katrina scurry about the streets of Manhattan, dodging potential assassins at every turn -- not to mention keeping out of the way of Hazel's muscle-bound policeman brother Victor (William Bendix), who assumes that Valentine is merely trying to weasel out of his wedding. Full of bright dialogue and hilarious gag situations, Where There's Life is vintage Bob Hope. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Elliott Nugent
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Jul 11, 1995
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Cast
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Bob Hope
as Michael Valentine
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Signe Hasso
as Gen. Kattina Grimovitch
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William Bendix
as Victor O'Brien
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George Coulouris
as Krivoc
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Vera Marshe
as Hazel O'Brien
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George Zucco
as Paul Stertorius
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Dennis Hoey
as Minister of War Grubitch
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John Alexander
as Herbert Jones
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Victor Varconi
as Finance Minister Zavich
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Joseph Vitale
as Albert Miller
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Harry von Zell
as Joe Snyder
- Eric Alden
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Roy Atwell
as Salesman
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Lucille Barkley
as Salesgirl
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Anthony Caruso
as John Fulda
- Jack Clifford
- Charles Cooley
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Edgar Dearing
as Desk Sergeant
- Jimmie Dundee
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William Edmunds
as King Hubertus II
- Pat Flaherty
- William Haade
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Len Hendry
as Airport Attendant
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Brandon Hurst
as Floor Walker
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Phyllis Kennedy
as Hotel Maid
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Guy Kingsford
as Mordian Pilot
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George Lloyd
as Cop
- George Magrill
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Leo Mostovoy
as Minister of Interior Karakovic
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Oscar O'Shea
as Uncle Phillip
- Ralph Peters
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Emil Rameau
as Dr. Josefsberg
- Otto Reichow
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Gene Roth
as Mordians
- Carl Saxe
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Harland Tucker
as Mr. Alvin
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Norma Varden
as Mrs. Herbert Jones
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Ernö Verebes
as Peter Gornics
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Hans Von Morhart
as Karl
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Crane Whitley
as Man with Cane
- Mary Field
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Fred Zendar
as Copilot
- George Bruggeman
- Tom Coleman
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Tom Costello
as Aide
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Edwin Chandler
as New York Policeman
- Ralph Gomez
- Lorna Jordan
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Buddy Sullivan
as O'Briens
