The chief distinction is dishing that hope liked women and had lots of adventures. Top documentary filmsthe secret life of bob hope youtube. The shocking truth about bob hope the bigamist actor. This is a fun film collection which showcases bob hopes wide range of comedic talents. The film was nominated for five academy awards, winning one for best costume design. The facts of life 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. The facts of life is a 1960 romantic comedy starring bob hope and lucille ball as married people who have an affair. With bob hope, lucille ball, ruth hussey, don defore, louis nye, phillip ober, marianne stewart. Bob hope a list of 38 titles created 22 jan 2012 favorite movies a list of 45 titles created 06 nov 2012 yify a list of 5960 titles. The gilberts, larry bob hope and mary ruth hussey, and the weavers, jack don defore and kitty lucille ball, are neighbors and close friends even though larry and kitty always grate on each others nerves.
The family emigrated from england to cleveland, ohio in 1908, when leslie, the fifth of seven children, was not yet five years old. Bob hope was a britishborn american entertainer, actor, radio personality and comedian. Pretty good movie and lucille ball and bob hope were good and had great chemistry in this movie. When the friends annual vacation arrives, larry and kitty are the only ones at the hotel, as their spouses cant make it. With bob hope, lucille ball, ruth hussey, don defore. Bob hope was one of last centurys greatest entertainers, but was the comedian and philanthropist a casanova with a string of flings. Meanwhile, he presented himself as a devoted father and husband. His father was a stonemason while his mother was a light opera singer and later served as a cleaner in a bid to make ends meet. On sunday, july 27, 2003, the world lost one of its most beloved comic talents when bob. The movie studios produced publicity photographs for distribution to the press, photo agencies and publicity. The film follows two married man and woman, larry and kitty, who no longer interested in their family life and want something new. Bob hope was an entertainer and comic actor, known for his rapidfire delivery of jokes and for his success in virtually all entertainment media.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the facts of life near you. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with hope as star, including a series of seven road musical comedy movies with bing crosby. The facts of life lucille ball, bob hope family friendly movies. Though much of the comedy is broad and expected road to hong. Bob hope, we learn, was born outside london in 1903, and remained in one respect more english than american. Bob hope was an american comedian, singer, actor, author, dancer, athlete and a vaudevillian. Life and death of bob hope net worth, children, when and. Released july 6th, 2003, the facts of life stars bob hope, lucille ball, ruth hussey, don defore the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. This original photograph was made in the actual year the film, television show or event was produced. He doesnt have a chance for uttering his one liners, as the script doesnt allow it. Critics choice 1963 official trailer bob hope, lucille ball comedy movie hd duration.
Falling down, shocked, after bob hope biography by arthur marx. Early life bob hope and american variety exhibitions. Middleclass suburbanites larry and kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Bob hope described the facts of life as the story of two handicapped people who fall in love. Hope moved to bristol before emigrating with his parents to the usa in 1908. The facts of life 1960 original 8x10 photo lucille ball. We have prepared this article for you not only about details of bob hopes career, professional life and personal life, but also about his net worth, age, height, weight and more facts. May 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was a britishamerican standup comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author.
In addition to his successes on radio, in movies, on television, and in live shows, bob hope born 1903 has developed a reputation for his untiring efforts to entertain and boost the morale of american military personnel stationed. Bob hope full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Bob hope, sex machine, often cheated during his 69year. Abandoned by their spouses for deepsea fishing on their acapulco vacation, californians larry and kitty bob hope, lucille ball have realized they went to the same high school, then are interrupted by a marlin, in the melvin franknorman panama comedy the facts of life, 1960. The bob hope mgm movie legends collection has a little of both ends of the spectrum. The facts of life is a 1960 comedy starring lucille ball and bob hope, dealing with a very serious subject. The shocking truth about bob hope the bigamist actor a secret first marriage, countless affairs and a childhood spent behind bars an explosive new book reveals the shocking truth about the.
Richard zoglin, author of hope hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with his political. Bob hope, britishborn american entertainer and comic actor known for his rapidfire delivery of jokes and oneliners and for his success in virtually all entertainment media. Comedy legend bob hope was a top star in vaudeville, on broadway, on radio, in movies, on tv and through decades of uso tours around the world. The son of the late groucho marx exposes the real bob h. Considering the cast, the movie was surprisingly more of a dramedy than a. If you do not know, we have prepared the following article in which you can find everything that interests you about bob hopes life and career. This was the beginning of an active film career for hope.
Simplistic 60s comedy with two of the all time greats, lucille ball and bob hope. A breezy comedy about an extra marital affair between larry bob hope and kitty lucille ball. The facts of life 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This movie was filmed after the hit tv series i love lucy and after lucille ball and her thenhusband desi arnaz separated. The prominent movies of bob hope were road movie series. Hope proved too frail to attend the celebration in person, though his friends and family assured the public that the star was indeed overwhelmed at the outpouring of public affection. Bob hope was born leslie townes hope, the son of stonemason william henry hope and avis townes hope. He was also known for his decades of overseas uso tours to entertain u. The facts of life 2003 the gilberts, larry bob hope and mary ruth hussey, and the weavers, jack don defore and kitty lucille ball, are neighbors and close friends even though larry.
Bob hope the road to hong kong and lucille ball yours, mine and ours are teamed in the facts of life, a comedy with dramatic twists. Friends bob hope, lucille ball, married to others, fall in. It was one of the best films in which he appeared, in our humble opinion. They find comfort in each others arms when their families take. Comedian bob hope was born leslie townes hope in eltham, london, england, the fifth of seven sons of avis townes, light opera singer, and william henry hope, a stonemason from westonsupermare, somerset. When their spouses are unable to join them on a planned group trip, longtime friends, larry gilbert hope and kitty weaver ball find themselves thrown together and falling in love under the sun in beautiful acapulco. Written, directed, and produced by the longtime hope associates melvin frank and norman panama, it was more serious than many other contemporary hope vehicles. He has acted in more than 70 feature films and short films over a career spanning around 80 years. Bob hope biowiki, age, height, wife, kids, net worth 2020. The facts of life 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Lucille ball was an excellent comedienne, and she shows it on this film.
The most classic bob hope picture in this set is alias jesse james, in which hope plays an insurance salesman who, after selling an expensive policy to the famous outlaw, then has to go west and protect him so his beneficiary cant collect. This biography offers detailed information about his childhood, achievements, life and timeline. Long unavailable for viewing due to legal tangles, the facts of life has gained legendary status as one of the few bob hope films of the 1960s to. Its just hard to see lucille ball play another character other then lucy ricardo. For her performance, lucille ball was nominated for a golden globe for best actress comedy. Although each always found the others manner grating, they fall in love when thrown togetherwithout their spouseson vacation. He starred with bing crosby in the 1952 movie road to bali. This item is an original 8x10 photo from the historic archives of silver screen mementos. They find comfort in each others arms when their families take them for granted. Bob hope biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. He also had one of the longest showbusiness marriage. Bob was born leslie townes hope on may 27, 1903, in well hall, eltham, county of london, the united kingdom to an english father, william henry hope and welsh mother, avis hope. Some of them were road to utopia 1946, the road to hong kong 1962, road to morocco 1942, road to singapore 1940, and road to zanzibar 1941.
Although hope had acted in some short motion picture comedies as early as 1934, he began his featurelength movie career in hollywood in 1938 with the big broadcast of 1938, which also starred comedian w. Man on the edge narrated by james coburn the hollywood collection duration. Indeed, the movie finds hope and ball falling in love despite the fact that each is married to someone else and the two couples are friends with one another. In cleveland the family struggled financially, as they had in. Featuring specials from 1956 to 1996, this dvd set contains hilarious compilation shows that spotlight the best moments from years of remarkable footage. It is hardly necessary to enumerate the accomplishments, patriotic services, charitable donations, awards, medals, and honorariums pertaining to bob hope, a man for whom the word legend seems somehow inadequate. Bob hope biographer dishes about the stars secret life.