Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) DVD-R
Starring Bob Hope, Paula Abdul, Army Archerd
Director: Allan Kartun
Print: Color
Runtime: 91 Minutes
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Language: English
Subtitle: NA
Accolades from celebrities and six Presidents complement production numbers and clips highlighting the career of the legendary entertainer, who turns 90 on May 29. Vaudeville and Broadway: Angela Lansbury recalls Bob's roots in a segment capped by vaudeville revivalists Bill Irwin and David Shiner (Broadway's Fool Moon). Radio: Betty White reflects on Hope's radio days of the 1930s and '40s; Rosemary Clooney evokes the era with her rendition of I'll Be Seeing You. Movies: Bob Hope's Road hits (beginning with 1940's Road to Singapore) and his pairings with Lucille Ball are remembered by Tom Selleck and Lucie Arnaz. TV: The specials that made Hope a legend are surveyed by Johnny Carson, and Roseanne and Tom Arnold. Also scheduled: reflections on Hope as a hoofer, topical humorist and USO headliner by Paula Abdul, Gary Shandling and Walter Cronkite. Songs by Ann Jillian and Bob's wife, Dolores; and tributes from George Burns, President Clinton, and former Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush.
Starring Bob Hope, Paula Abdul, Army Archerd
Director: Allan Kartun
Print: Color
Runtime: 91 Minutes
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Language: English
Subtitle: NA
Accolades from celebrities and six Presidents complement production numbers and clips highlighting the career of the legendary entertainer, who turns 90 on May 29. Vaudeville and Broadway: Angela Lansbury recalls Bob's roots in a segment capped by vaudeville revivalists Bill Irwin and David Shiner (Broadway's Fool Moon). Radio: Betty White reflects on Hope's radio days of the 1930s and '40s; Rosemary Clooney evokes the era with her rendition of I'll Be Seeing You. Movies: Bob Hope's Road hits (beginning with 1940's Road to Singapore) and his pairings with Lucille Ball are remembered by Tom Selleck and Lucie Arnaz. TV: The specials that made Hope a legend are surveyed by Johnny Carson, and Roseanne and Tom Arnold. Also scheduled: reflections on Hope as a hoofer, topical humorist and USO headliner by Paula Abdul, Gary Shandling and Walter Cronkite. Songs by Ann Jillian and Bob's wife, Dolores; and tributes from George Burns, President Clinton, and former Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush.
| Product Name | Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) DVD-R |
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| This item is returnable | Yes |
