Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films—54 in which he starred. These included a series of seven Road to... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner.
In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, Hope appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune.
Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London. He arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. After a brief stint in the late 1910s as a boxer, Hope began his career in show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit, before acting on Broadway. Hope began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. He was praised for his comedic timing, specializing in one-liners and rapid-fire delivery of jokes that were often self-deprecating. He helped establish modern American stand-up comedy.
Between 1941 and 1991, Hope made 57 tours for the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining active duty U.S. military personnel around the world. In 1997, the United States Congress passed a bill that made Hope an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Hope appeared in numerous television specials for NBC during his career and was one of the first users of cue cards.
Hope retired from public life in 1998 and died on July 27, 2003, at the age of 100.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 13.642 |
| Birthday | 1903-05-29 |
| Place of Birth | Eltham, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Leslie Townes Hope, |
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
0/0
Mitzi Gaynor in a song and dance hour with an all-male, star-studded ensemble featuring her main guests Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) a...
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Mitzi & 100 Guys
1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
0/0
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1988
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
0/0
Hope's annual Christmas show, with songs, skits, and comedy routines.
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Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1979
The Muppet Movie
7.2/606
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by th...
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The Muppet Movie
1944
The Princess and the Pirate
6.7/23
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The Princess and the Pirate
1952
Son of Paleface
6.3/32
Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.
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Son of Paleface
1962
The Road to Hong Kong
5.7/28
When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust...
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The Road to Hong Kong
1942
Road to Morocco
6.821/68
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
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Road to Morocco
1941
Road to Zanzibar
6.3/29
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.
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Road to Zanzibar
1947
Road to Rio
6.7/39
Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a...
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Road to Rio
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid
6.9/24
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Cr...
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The Lemon Drop Kid
1985
Spies Like Us
6.185/615
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
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Spies Like Us
1955
The Seven Little Foys
6/15
Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they...
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1978
Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special
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1953
Road to Bali
6.2/69
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Road to Bali
1958
Paris Holiday
5.2/10
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Paris Holiday
1979
The Hollywood Clowns
0/0
Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.
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The Hollywood Clowns
1956
The Iron Petticoat
5.824/17
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The Iron Petticoat
1940
Road to Singapore
6.5/40
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...
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Road to Singapore
1946
Road to Utopia
6.6/40
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Road to Utopia
1940
The Ghost Breakers
6.5/76
After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning he...
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The Ghost Breakers
1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
5.972/18
The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.
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The Big Broadcast of 1938
1946
Monsieur Beaucaire
5.6/8
A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princes...
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Monsieur Beaucaire
1936
Shop Talk
0/0
A former art student returns from Europe to run the department store he inherited from his father and finds his employees behaving very bizarrely.
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Shop Talk
1991
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
0/0
Three years after taping his previous show in the Persian Gulf, Bob Hope returns to the front line to put on another USO Christmas extravaganza, this...
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1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6/4
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
5.1/23
Tom Meade mistakenly dials the gorgeous European film star Didi at her Oregon hotel. Didi, who has escaped Hollywood to avoid being typecast as a bomb...
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Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1960
The Facts of Life
5.2/25
Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating,...
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The Facts of Life
1965
I'll Take Sweden
5/11
Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden! But once they...
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I'll Take Sweden
1947
Where There's Life
5.6/5
In a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the only heir is a timid New York radio personality, Michael...
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Where There's Life
1959
Alias Jesse James
5.9/24
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent t...
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Alias Jesse James
1948
The Paleface
6.1/65
Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Pete...
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The Paleface
1947
My Favorite Brunette
6.7/52
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for...
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My Favorite Brunette
1939
The Cat and the Canary
7/72
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Org...
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The Cat and the Canary
2005
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
0/0
Here are all your favorite holiday entertainers on one delightful DVD! Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Mel Tormé and more, in vintage televi...
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Legendary Christmas Entertainers
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
10/1
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A...
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Showbiz Goes to War
1956
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
5/1
Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
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Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6/51
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen...
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
1961
Bachelor in Paradise
6.5/22
A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewiv...
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Bachelor in Paradise
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5/2
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
7/1
A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.
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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1950
Fancy Pants
5.6/16
An American actor, impersonating an English butler, is hired by a rich woman from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter. The compli...
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Fancy Pants
1966
The Oscar
5.1/14
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the...
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The Oscar
1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
7.8/6
Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy.
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Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1949
Sorrowful Jones
6.1/8
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a...
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Sorrowful Jones
1954
Casanova's Big Night
6.1/16
Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca. He little susp...
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Casanova's Big Night
1963
Critic's Choice
5.5/13
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewin...
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Critic's Choice
1971
The Great Radio Comedians
8/1
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, Th...
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The Great Radio Comedians
1941
Nothing But the Truth
7.1/9
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.
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Nothing But the Truth
1942
My Favorite Blonde
6.4/20
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded...
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My Favorite Blonde
1941
Louisiana Purchase
6.6/7
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
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Louisiana Purchase
1957
Beau James
5.7/3
The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s.
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Beau James
1947
Is Everybody Listening?
5/1
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
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Is Everybody Listening?
1951
My Favorite Spy
6/17
A burlesque comic doubles for a spy in Tangier and meets the spy's girlfriend, who is also a spy.
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My Favorite Spy
1993
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
0/0
A 2-hour show highlighting the funniest moments from 40 years of Bob Hope Christmas specials.
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Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories
1970
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
0/0
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1968
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
5.2/3
Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow serviceme...
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1963
Call Me Bwana
5.7/7
A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in Africa where a little-known tribe finds it. Washington sends Matthew Merriwether to recover it—t...
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Call Me Bwana
1941
Caught in the Draft
5.8/16
Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake...
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Caught in the Draft
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
5.9/8
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddie...
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Star Spangled Rhythm
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6/2
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1969
How to Commit Marriage
4.7/2
A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's pare...
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How to Commit Marriage
1952
Off Limits
6/14
Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. However, l...
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Off Limits
1943
They Got Me Covered
5.9/9
Bumbling reporter Robert Kittredge has been fired after bungling his latest assignment. His career isn't all he's botched up: his girlfriend Chris is...
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They Got Me Covered
1972
Cancel My Reservation
5.3/3
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the l...
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Cancel My Reservation
1964
A Global Affair
4.5/6
Bob Hope becomes surrogate father to a baby found abandoned at the United Nations. Director Jack Arnold's 1964 comedy also stars Yvonne De Carlo, Robe...
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A Global Affair
1989
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
0/0
A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from Georg...
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Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
1939
Never Say Die
6.8/6
Bob Hope is being stalked by a predatory widow who is a widow of wealthy husbands many times over. Martha Raye is a Texan heiress who wants to marry h...
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Never Say Die
1947
Variety Girl
6.1/9
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful...
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Variety Girl
1953
Here Come the Girls
4.4/7
Bob Hope stars as an inept member of the chorus boy in a turn of the century stage show. After being fired, he finds himself starring acting as a deco...
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Here Come the Girls
1938
College Swing
6.8/6
Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.
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College Swing
1969
Roberta
5/1
Bob Hope returns to his stage role in this updated theatrical TV presentation of the musical
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Roberta
1934
Going Spanish
5.8/4
A South American festival brings slapstick love trouble to Bob Hope.
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Going Spanish
1949
The Great Lover
6.8/3
The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an o...
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The Great Lover
1938
Give Me a Sailor
5.6/5
Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfrien...
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Give Me a Sailor
1939
Some Like It Hot
7.2/5
Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City's boardwalk. Even with the band of his friend, struggl...
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Some Like It Hot
1956
That Certain Feeling
5.3/5
When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicate...
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That Certain Feeling
1973
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
0/0
Ann-Margret's television special taped in front of a live audience at the Las Vegas Hilton.
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Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
1996
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
7.5/2
For 11 Presidents, Bob Hope was a golfing buddy, national jester and constant guest at the White House. This special includes personal recollections a...
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Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
1935
Double Exposure
7/3
An aspiring photographer and his bumbling assistant go to great lengths to take a picture of a beautiful actress whose wealthy husband does not want h...
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Double Exposure
1943
Let's Face It
4.5/4
A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancé, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three custo...
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Let's Face It
1938
Thanks for the Memory
5.7/6
Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Merrick's publishe...
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Thanks for the Memory
1945
Road to Home
5/1
WWII U.S. Navy training film MN-5075a that addresses the end of the war. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby try to convince sailors not to desert but to wait f...
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Road to Home
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
0/0
Fourth film in the Hedda Hopper series.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1935
Watch the Birdie
5.5/2
Prankster Bob is traveling to New York by ship with his girlfriend and he proposes to marry her. Along the trip, he plays pranks on the captain, passe...
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Watch the Birdie
2022
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
0/0
Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever m...
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2018
Howard
6.9/48
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely...
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Howard
1959
Some of Manie's Friends
0/0
A multitude of entertainment's biggest stars come together to celebrate the life of the late Manie Sacks, recording executive for Columbia Records, an...
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Some of Manie's Friends
1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
0/0
The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances.
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1974
Hearts and Minds
7.7/87
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts...
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Hearts and Minds
1976
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
0/0
Bob Hope and friends celebrate Christmas with skits and interviews.
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Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
2003
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
0/0
His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More than 70 years later, he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the cen...
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Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
1934
Paree, Paree
4.8/4
A young American man in Paris spots a beautiful woman in a crowd and is instantly smitten, but soon loses sight of her. Later, as he and several frien...
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Paree, Paree
1981
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
0/0
George Burns hosts his first Christmas special. Special Guests: Bob Hope ; The Hawkins Family ; Ann-Margret
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The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
2022
Rat Pack
9/2
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...
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Rat Pack
1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
0/0
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famo...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
2016
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
0/0
Dazzling appearances by Ursula Andress, Teresa Graves, Gloria Loring, Bobbi Martin, Romy Schneider, Miss United Kingdom, Miss Worlds, The Golddiggers,...
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Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7/1
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Bou...
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
7/2
CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1936
Calling All Tars
0/0
This early comedy short has Bob Hope and John Berkes putting on sailor uniforms to find dates, getting mistaken for real sailors and being dragged bac...
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Calling All Tars
1968
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
8/2
Bob Hope's USO tour from 1968.
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
2006
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
10/1
Relive the memories from 30 years of The Tonight Show in this 3 DVD collection of the most hilarious moments with the biggest stars in television hist...
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The Best of Carson, Volume 1
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
9/4
Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing performers.
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
0/0
The documentary Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter contains numerous clips from the film and television work of the beloved entertainer. These snippets ar...
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Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
2002
Bob Hope and the Road to Success
0/0
Familiarize yourself with a brief background of Bob Hope's growth as an all-around entertainer beginning with vaudeville. He enjoyed being a performer...
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Bob Hope and the Road to Success
1965
The Jack Benny Hour
0/0
The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland tickets from Walt Disney. Also, a skit with Benny, Hope...
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The Jack Benny Hour
2002
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
0/0
When the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt exempted Bob Hope from military service because of the need for entertainers. So bega...
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Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
1984
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
0/0
Bob Hope's 1984 NBC Christmas Special.
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It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
0/0
A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was di...
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
4.5/2
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she hires...
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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
6/1
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
2003
Christmas in Hollywood
0/0
Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide season is celebrated in the perpetually warm and su...
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Christmas in Hollywood
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
0/0
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1979
Derby Fever USA
0/0
Documentary on the Kentucky Derby.
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Derby Fever USA
1967
Eight on the Lam
4.9/10
Bank teller and widower with seven kids, Bob Hope finds $10,000 in a parking lot.
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Eight on the Lam
1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't
6/9
During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis and George C. Scott. Lisi marries Curtis after he...
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Not With My Wife, You Don't
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
9/1
An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1943
Strictly G.I.
6/2
A filmed broadcast of the Command Performance radio programs in which various Hollywood stars appeared and performed in accordance with letter request...
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Strictly G.I.
1943
A Welcome to Britain
7/3
An uncredited Anthony Asquith is one of the directors of this WWII film (a joint UK/US production) which aims to explain British culture and character...
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A Welcome to Britain
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
0/0
"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Gra...
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
0/0
In this special, Miss Piggy and her associate producer Gonzo attempt to take viewers on a star-studded trip around Hollywood and fail miserably.
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Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1970
Raquel!
10/1
Raquel! was an April 26, 1970 CBS television special starring Raquel Welch, Tom Jones, Bob Hope and John Wayne executive produced, directed and choreo...
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Raquel!
1953
Scared Stiff
6.4/40
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated isla...
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Scared Stiff
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.31/247
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won c...
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The Greatest Show on Earth
2008
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
0/0
For the first time ever, this release brings together the magic of the holiday season with three classic shows from The Tonight Show starring Johnny C...
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Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
0/0
Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Dis...
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
8/1
An all-star celebrity tribute to celebrate George Burns 80th Anniversary in show business.
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
0/0
This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out tha...
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Rowan & Martin at the Movies
2010
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
8.4/12
The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist Salv...
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Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
1994
That's Entertainment! III
6.9/34
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...
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That's Entertainment! III
1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
4.9/8
A girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She persuades Bing Crosby to let her join his caravan.
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Hollywood Victory Caravan
2010
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
0/0
Bing Crosby and Christmas - they're inseparable. It was only natural for the voice that sold more than 100 million copies of 'White Christmas' to even...
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Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2000
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
0/0
Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Doris Day,...
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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
1976
Joys
4/0
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t...
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Joys
1961
The Bing Crosby Show
0/0
Bing Crosby performs with special guests Bob Hope, Marion Ryan, Dave King, Terry-Thomas, and Shirley Bassey.
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The Bing Crosby Show
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC
1/2
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production ass...
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Lucy Moves to NBC
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
8/1
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent...
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This Is Bob Hope...
1994
That Little Monster
3.1/7
A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysitter doesn't know is how strange the couple is, an...
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That Little Monster
1964
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
7.5/2
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The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
1943
Show-Business at War
7/3
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Show-Business at War
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
7.5/2
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5/3
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeche...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7/7
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1945
The All-Star Bond Rally
5/2
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits. Preserved by the Academy Fil...
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The All-Star Bond Rally
1942
Bob's Busy Day
5/1
Bob, his girlfriend and her mother are driving through South America. Bob wants to get married at the next town, Los Poach-os Egg-os, where they are c...
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Bob's Busy Day
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
5.667/3
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
1943
Combat America
5.4/5
Produced in 1943 under the guidance of Army Air Force Lieutenant Clark Gable, this film follows a single 8th Air Force B-17 crew from training through...
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Combat America
1950
You Can Change The World
5.8/4
Comedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the house. Benny introduces them to a Catholic priest, wh...
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You Can Change The World
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8/3
This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1944
Memo for Joe
0/0
Documentary short film extolling the virtues of the American Community Chest charity program and its value to the Allied war effort.
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Memo for Joe
1935
The Old Grey Mayor
6/1
Bob Hope wants to marry the mayor's daughter, but the mayor doesn't want his daughter to marry Bob Hope.
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The Old Grey Mayor
1986
A Masterpiece of Murder
0/0
An over-the-hill gumshoe reluctantly teams with worldly retired master thief to solve a string of art thefts and murders.
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A Masterpiece of Murder
1979
Leif
0/0
Teen idol Leif Garrett headlines this variety music, dance and comedy sketch special with guest stars Bob Hope, Marie Osmond, Brooke Shields and Japan...
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Leif
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5/2
The legendary Lucille Ball as you've never seen her before! Laugh along with Lucy and Desi in these extremely rare television appearances, beautifully...
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Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6/2
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1983
Happy Birthday, Bob!
6/1
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Happy Birthday, Bob!
1945
Story of G.I. Joe
6.4/35
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to...
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Story of G.I. Joe
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5/12
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.97/50
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5/11
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one ti...
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
7/2
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in w...
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
1994
A Century of Cinema
8/2
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
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A Century of Cinema
1963
The Sound of Laughter
2/1
A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.
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The Sound of Laughter
1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
8.3/10
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of t...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1999
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
0/0
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash...
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Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1973
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
0/0
A 1964-1973 Retrospective for homecoming POWs.
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Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
0/0
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
0/0
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
1950
Screen Actors
6/2
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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Screen Actors
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5/1
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s...
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The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1955
Playing Fields Association: Cricket
0/0
Fundraising film for the National Playing Fields Association, of which Prince Philip was president. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".
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Playing Fields Association: Cricket
1994
Liberation
8/5
Liberation tells the dramatic story of the battle waged on two fronts during World War II - the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler's genoci...
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Liberation
1982
Let Poland Be Poland
0/0
Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency protesting the t...
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Let Poland Be Poland
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
6/1
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special was a network Christmas special hosted by Bob Hope, which aired on December 19, 1977, on NBC. Guest sta...
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1984
Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
9/1
For the first time since the Vietnam War, Bob Hope entertains United States armed service members for his classic USO Christmas show.
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Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut
1979
Bob Hope on the Road to China
0/0
Bob Hope tours China, takes in the culture and meets up with Big Bird, Crystal Gayle, Peaches and Herb, and others.
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Bob Hope on the Road to China
1980
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
10/1
A tribute to Joe Zawislak and his horror host character "Dr. Shock".
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A Tribute to Dr. Shock
1971
The Bob Hope Christmas Special
0/0
Bob Hope and his 1970 USO troupe take their annual Christmas tour of military bases around the world. Guests include Ursula Andress, Johnny Bench, Lol...
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special
Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
0/0
THE LEGEND OF BOB HOPE entertaining American 6's started in May of 1941 when the country was at peace. When World War Il broke, Bob Hope, with a band...
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Bob Hope: The Vietnam Years 1964-1972
1989
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
0/0
Bob Hope hosts this variety special saluting Super Bowl XXIII. Included are comedy sketches, musical numbers, and appearances by the two quarterbacks...
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Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
1971
Festival at Ford's
0/0
NBC tops off an evening of specials with the second annual musical-variety hour originating at historic Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Bob Hope is...
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Festival at Ford's
1970
Honor America Day
0/0
Bob Hope's 2 1/2 hour star-spangled salute to America... "Honor America Day" as aired on July 4, 1970 on WTOP Channel 4 Washington. Billed as a non-p...
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Honor America Day
1977
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
0/0
Ann-Margret singing and dancing at the Grand Ole Opry House with Minnie Pearl, Bob Hope, Perry Como and Chef Atkins.
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Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1996
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
0/0
Bob Hope celebrates America's bicentennial. Hope's opening monologue includes jokes about the Fourth of July and the American Revolution, the upcoming...
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Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
1982
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
0/0
Bob Hope takes a look back at the beautiful and funny women he has worked with over the years. More than 60 of Bob's co-stars are here in television a...
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Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
1974
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
0/0
It's the 1974 Las Vegas Entertainment Awards, featuring appearances by Marty Allen, Paul Anka, Ann-Margret, Foster Brooks, Carol Channing, Charo, Roy...
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The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1973
The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
0/0
Bob Hope presides as Bacchus over the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade, and provides highlights of the parade's bands and animated floats, outdoor dancin...
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The Bob Hope Mardi Gras Special
1994
Forrest Gump
8.47/27468
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...
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Forrest Gump
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
0/0
A two hour celebration of Bob Hope's 25 years of television shows that features highlights starting with his first special that aired in 1950. Between...
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1994
Shanks for the Memory
0/0
Visual treasure of the world of golf according to Bob Hope. Highlights include "How (he) Became a Golf Addict", "Best Advice Ever Given to (him) abou...
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Shanks for the Memory
1965
Bob Hope Christmas Show
0/0
This Is Bob (For The First Time In Living Color) Hope' on NBC December 15th, 1965 With Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Janet Leigh, and Nancy Wilson join Bob...
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Bob Hope Christmas Show
1956
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
0/0
The Bob Hope Chevy Show (21 October 1956) is an episode of The Bob Hope Show. It first aired 21 October 1956 on NBC.
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The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1966
Murder at N.B.C.
0/0
A comedy classic whodunit with an amazing comedic ensemble group.
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Murder at N.B.C.
1963
Bob Hope Comedy Special
0/0
Bob is ill, so Bing Crosby and Jack co-host in his place.
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Bob Hope Comedy Special
1967
Bob Hope Comedy Special
0/0
Bob Hope's guests are Carol Lawrence, Tony Bennett, Jill St. John and Shirley Eaton. The pop music scene and marriage in the US and Britain is spoofed...
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