Bob Hope Tribute Collection - Monsieur Beaucaire / Where There's Life Double Feature
by George Marshall, Sidney Lanfield
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Actor: Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Marjorie Reynolds, Patric Knowles, Signe HassoDirector: George Marshall, Sidney Lanfield
Brand: Universal Studios
Writer: Allen Boretz
Writer: Booth Tarkington
Writer: Frank Tashlin
Writer: Melville Shavelson
Writer: Melvin Frank
Writer: Norman Panama
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 168 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
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DVD Review: Monsieur Beaucaire/Where There's Life Double Feature
Summary: 4 Stars
This double feature starring Bob Hope was a very pleasant surprise. Unlike most of the other Bob Hope double features this one has two very good features. Monsieur Beaucaire is certainly the more famous of the two but Where There's Life is just as good.
Monsieur Beaucaire takes place in 18th century France. Beaucaire (Bob Hope) is a barber to King Louis XV (Reginald Owen) of France. Beaucaire is coerced into taking the place of Duke Dechamps (Patric Knowles). It's not a case of mistaken identity, Dechamps is a playboy, not to mention France's greatest swordsman, & doesn't want to get married. The marriage is an arrangement to ensure peace between France & Spain. As Beaucaire, Dechamps (dressed as a barber) & Count D'Armand (Cecil Kellaway) are on their way to Spain they encounter the Princess that Dechamps is to marry though none of them realize it. Dechamps is more than attracted to the Princess & ends up saving her from kidnappers.
Don Francisco (Joseph Schildkraut) is the villain behind it all. He intends to kill Dechamps which doesn't happen. He finally learns than Dechamps is really Beaucaire & plans to expose this right after the marriage. He wants France & Spain to go to war. The cast also includes the lovely Joan Caulfield as Mimi, Beaucaire's ambitious & duplicitous girlfriend.
Where There's Life has Bob Hope at his cowardly wisecracking best. In fact, for the first 15 minutes, it feels like Hope is doing his script from a radio show (he is a radio announcer in the movie). Michael Valentine (Bob Hope) is set to marry his girlfriend Hazel O'Brien (Vera Marshe) of eight years. Her brother Victor (William Bendix) isn't happy with her decision. To make it all more complicated, an assassination attempt has been made on the King of Borovia & he's not expected to live. His only heir is Michael Valentine who isn't aware of his heritage. The king had traveled to America in 1915 & married his secretary, having Michael Valentine. The marriage was not recognized & the child stayed in America. Now that the king is about to die, Gen. Trina Grimovitch (Signe Hasso) & three ministers from Borovia go to get Valentine. All of this is done because the Mordia (a Black Hand type of organization) want to take over the country & are the ones behind the assassination attempt.
Bob Hope really wisecracks his way through this film. There's the traditional reference to Bing Crosby like in many Hope vehicles. The comedy & Hope are non-stop, the rest of the cast doesn't have a chance. I had never seen this film before (& I'm a major Hope fan!) & found it to be surprisingly good. This might be the best Hope Double Feature package; having two very good movies makes it an outstanding value.
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