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Where There's Life
Where There's Life
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Sidney Lanfield
Screenplay by	Allen Boretz; Melville Shavelson
Story by	Melville Shavelson
Produced by	Paul Jones
Starring	Bob Hope; Signe Hasso; William Bendix; George Coulouris
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Archie Marshek
Music by	Charles Bradshaw (uncredited); Nathan Van Cleave (uncredited); Victor Young (uncredited)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 21, 1947;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3 million (US rentals)

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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

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[1] "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63

[2] Variety film review; October 8, 1947, page 8.

[3] Harrison's Reports film review; October 11, 1947, page 162.

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 | director       = [[Sidney Lanfield]]
 | producer       = [[Paul Jones (film producer)|Paul Jones]]
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+| screenplay     = [[Allen Boretz]]<br>[[Melville Shavelson]]
+| story          = Melville Shavelson
 | starring       = [[Bob Hope]]<br>[[Signe Hasso]]<br>[[William Bendix]]<br>[[George Coulouris]]
-| music          = [[Charles Bradshaw (musician)|Charles Bradshaw]] (uncredited)<br>[[Nathan Van Cleave]] (uncredited)<br>[[Victor Young]] (uncredited)
+| music          = Charles Bradshaw (uncredited)<br>[[Nathan Van Cleave]] (uncredited)<br>[[Victor Young]] (uncredited)
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 '''''Where There's Life''''' is a 1947 American [[comedy thriller|thriller comedy film]] directed by [[Sidney Lanfield]].<ref>''[[Variety Film Reviews|Variety]]'' film review; October 8, 1947, page 8.</ref><ref>''[[Harrison's Reports and Film Reviews|Harrison's Reports]]'' film review; October 11, 1947, page 162.</ref> 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]].
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+==Plot==
-Hope plays an American radio announcer named Michael Valentine 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.
+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.
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