Where There's Life
1947 film by Sidney Lanfield
- November 21, 1947 (1947-11-21)
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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.
Plot
Michael 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
- 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
- ^ "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
- 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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Films directed by Sidney Lanfield
- Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
- Three Girls Lost (1931)
- Hush Money (1931)
- Dance Team (1932)
- Society Girl (1932)
- Hat Check Girl (1932)
- Broadway Bad (1933)
- Moulin Rouge (1934)
- The Last Gentleman (1934)
- Hold 'Em Yale (1935)
- Red Salute (1935)
- King of Burlesque (1936)
- Half Angel (1936)
- One in a Million (1936)
- Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
- Wake Up and Live (1937)
- Love and Hisses (1937)
- Thin Ice (1937)
- Always Goodbye (1938)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
- Second Fiddle (1939)
- Swanee River (1939)
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
- The Lady Has Plans (1942)
- My Favorite Blonde (1942)
- The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
- Let's Face It (1943)
- Standing Room Only (1944)
- Bring on the Girls (1945)
- The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
- The Trouble with Women (1947)
- Where There's Life (1947)
- Station West (1948)
- Sorrowful Jones (1949)
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
- Follow the Sun (1951)
- Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
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