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 O'Brien (Vera… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min.
Directed By: Elliott Nugent
Genres: Comedy

On DVD: Jul 11, 1995

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Cast

            Bob Hope as Michael Valentine

            Signe Hasso as Gen. Kattina Grimovitch

            William Bendix as Victor O'Brien

            George Coulouris as Krivoc

            Vera Marshe as Hazel O'Brien

            George Zucco as Paul Stertorius

            Dennis Hoey as Minister of War Grubitch

            John Alexander as Herbert Jones

            Victor Varconi as Finance Minister Zavich

            Joseph Vitale as Albert Miller

            Harry von Zell as Joe Snyder

            Eric Alden
            
            Roy Atwell as Salesman

            Lucille Barkley as Salesgirl

            Anthony Caruso as John Fulda

            Jack Clifford
            
            Charles Cooley
            
            Edgar Dearing as Desk Sergeant

            Jimmie Dundee
            
            William Edmunds as King Hubertus II

            Pat Flaherty
            
            William Haade
            
            Len Hendry as Airport Attendant

            Brandon Hurst as Floor Walker

            Phyllis Kennedy as Hotel Maid

            Guy Kingsford as Mordian Pilot

            George Lloyd as Cop

            George Magrill
            
            Leo Mostovoy as Minister of Interior Karakovic

            Oscar O'Shea as Uncle Phillip

            Ralph Peters
            
            Emil Rameau as Dr. Josefsberg

            Otto Reichow
            
            Gene Roth as Mordians

            Carl Saxe
            
            Harland Tucker as Mr. Alvin

            Norma Varden as Mrs. Herbert Jones

            Ernö Verebes as Peter Gornics

            Hans Von Morhart as Karl

            Crane Whitley as Man with Cane

            Mary Field
            
            Fred Zendar as Copilot

            George Bruggeman
            
            Tom Coleman
            
            Tom Costello as Aide

            Edwin Chandler as New York Policeman

            Ralph Gomez
            
            Lorna Jordan
            
            Buddy Sullivan as O'Briens
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