Where There's Life
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| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Produced by | Paul Jones |
| Written by |
Allen Boretz (screenplay) Melville Shavelson (story and screenplay) |
| Starring |
Bob Hope Signe Hasso William Bendix |
| Music by |
Charles Bradshaw (uncredited) Nathan Van Cleave (uncredited) Victor Young (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Where There's Life is a 1947 comedy film.[1][2] The film's title derives from a line in Don Quixote ("Where there's life, there's hope", a play on the name of its star, Bob Hope).
Plot
Hope plays American radio announcer who finds out he is the new king of "Barovia", although a secret society called the Mordia, which assassinated the previous ruler, has other ideas.
Cast
- Bob Hope as Michael Joseph Valentine
- Signe Hasso as General Katrina Grimovitch
- William Bendix as Victor O'Brien
- George Coulouris as Prime Minister 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 Zavitch
- Joseph Vitale as Albert Miller
- Harry von Zell as Joe Snyder
- Anthony Caruso as John Fulda
- Norma Varden as Mabel Jones
- Harland Tucker as Mr. Alvin (Floorwalker)
- Roy Atwell as Salesman
- Emil Rameau as Dr. Josefsberg
- William Edmunds as King Hubertus II
- Crane Whitley as Assassin with Cane
Notes
- ↑ Variety film review; October 8, 1947, page 8.
- ↑ Harrison's Reports film review; October 11, 1947, page 162.
External links
- Where There's Life at the TCM Movie Database
- Where There's Life at the Internet Movie Database
- Where There's Life at AllMovie
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