Where There's Life is a 1947 American thriller comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield.[2][3] The film's title derives from a line in Don Quixote ("Where there's life, there's hope") as a play on the name of its star, Bob Hope. Also in the cast are Signe Hasso, William Bendix, and George Coulouris.
| Where There's Life | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Screenplay by | Allen Boretz Melville Shavelson |
| Story by | Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | Paul Jones |
| Starring | Bob Hope Signe Hasso William Bendix George Coulouris |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Music by | Charles Bradshaw (uncredited) Nathan Van Cleave (uncredited) Victor Young (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million (US rentals)[1] |
Plot
editMichael Valentine is an American radio announcer who finds out he is the new king of "Barovia", although a secret society called the Mordia, which believes it has assassinated Valentine's father, King Hubertus II, has other ideas.
Cast
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63
- ^ Variety film review; October 8, 1947, page 8.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; October 11, 1947, page 162.
External links
edit- Where There's Life at the TCM Movie Database
- Where There's Life at IMDb
- Where There's Life at AllMovie
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