Louisiana Purchase
Summary:
The Irving Berlin-Morrie Ryskind Broadway musical hit Louisiana Purchase came to the screen with surprisingly few emendations in 1941. Bob Hope replaces Broadway's William Gaxton in the role of innocent political flunkey Jim Taylor, set up to take the fall for wholesale graft by a group of corrupt Louisiana politicians. Taylor's friendly adversary is bumptuous U.S... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bob Hope - (Jim Taylor)
Vera Zorina - (Marina Von Minden)
Victor Moore - (Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry)
Irene Bordoni - (Mme. Bordelaise)
Dona Drake - (Beatrice)
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Review:
Although in some ways Louisiana Purchase is one of the more faithful cinematic transfers of a Broadway musical in the 1930s and 1940s, it still falls short of being faithful enough. This is obvious when one realizes that leading man Bob Hope doesn't even get a song; this creates a serious imbalance and makes the truncated score feel out of pl... Continue >>
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