Where There's Life
There's BOB HOPE In the King-Size Comedy Of a Cut-Rate Clown Prince!
1947 | 75m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Lanfield |
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| Writer: | Allen Boretz, Melville Shavelson |
| Staring: |
| 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 Valentine (Bob Hope). After reluctantly traveling to his father's homeland, Michael is not happy that he's become the target of the same terrorist organization that attacked the king. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 21, 1947 |
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| Director: | Sidney Lanfield |
| Writer: | Allen Boretz, Melville Shavelson |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | assassination, disc jockey, assassin, prime minister, cop, terrorism |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Michael Joseph Valentine |
| Signe Hasso | Gen. Katrina Grimovitch |
| William Bendix | Victor O'Brien |
| George Coulouris | Prime Minister Krivoc |
| Vera Marshe | Hazel O'Brien |
| George Zucco | Paul Stertorius |
| Dennis Hoey | Minister of War Grubitch |
| John Alexander | Mr. Herbert Jones |
| Victor Varconi | Finance Minister Zavitch |
| Joseph Vitale | Albert Miller |
| Harry von Zell | Joe Snyder |
| Anthony Caruso | John Fulda |
| Norma Varden | Mabel Jones |
| Harland Tucker | Mr. Alvin - Floorwalker |
| Roy Atwell | Salesman |
| Emil Rameau | Dr. Josefsberg |
| William Edmunds | King Hubertus II |
| Crane Whitley | Assassin With Cane |
| Edgar Dearing | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Joe O'Brien (uncredited) |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Department Store Mover (uncredited) |
| Lucille Barkley | Salesgirl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Allen Boretz | Writer |
| Sydney Moore | Set Decoration |
| Charles Bradshaw | Original Music Composer |
| Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Irvin Talbot | Music Director |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Sidney Lanfield | Director |
| Melville Shavelson | Screenplay, Story |
| Van Cleave | Original Music Composer |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Jones | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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