Beau James
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| Beau James | |
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | Jack Rose |
| Written by | Jack Rose Melville Shavelson |
| Starring | Bob Hope Vera Miles |
| Cinematography | John F. Warren |
| Editing by | Floyd Knudtson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 7, 1957 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
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Beau James is a 1957 film, based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Gene Fowler.
The movie stars Bob Hope in what is considered to be his most important straight acting role, as Jimmy Walker, the colourful but controversial Mayor of New York City during 1926-32. American prints of this film are narrated by Walter Winchell; in Britain, the film was narrated by Alistair Cooke. The film includes unbilled appearances by Jimmy Durante and Jack Benny as themselves.
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