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This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

Genre : Documentary, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : John Scheinfeld

Synopsis

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.

Actors

Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage)
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Narrator (voice)
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Self
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Self
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Self
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Self
Linda Hope
Linda Hope
Self
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Self (archive footage)
George Burns
George Burns
Self (archive footage)
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
James Cagney
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage)
Betty Grable
Betty Grable
Self (archive footage)
Harry James
Harry James
Self (archive footage)
Frances Langford
Frances Langford
Self (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Maxwell
Marilyn Maxwell
Self (archive footage)
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Self (archive footage)
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
Self
Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Self
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens
Self
James Stewart
James Stewart
Self (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Self (archive footage)
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
actress in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
actor in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crews

John Scheinfeld
John Scheinfeld
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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