Ten Movies on an Island: Bob Hope

Bob Hope is everyone's favorite comedienne. Or at least, he's one of mine. I can't remember the first film I saw of his. It was either Son of Paleface (1952) or My Favorite Brunette/Road to Bali (double feature dvd from Dollar Tree). Whichever film it was, I found Bob to be hilarious and now own several of his movies. His bromance with Bing Crosby is one of the greatest ever captured on film (Bing has a cameo in virtually every Hope film. If not Bob makes a crack about him). I still have lots of his movies to see, but here are my favorites:

1. The Ghost Breakers (1940) - Paulette Goddard

2. Caught in the Draft (1941) - Dorothy Lamour

3. The Princess and the Pirate (1944) - Virginia Mayo

4. My Favorite Brunette (1947) - Dorothy Lamour

5. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) - Marilyn Maxwell

6. Son of Paleface (1952) - Jane Russell and Roy Rogers

7. Paris Holiday (1958) - Anita Ekberg

8. Alias Jesse James (1959) - Rhonda Fleming

9. Bachelor in Paradise (1961) - Lana Turner

10. The Road to... Series with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour (except Hong Kong) - ok, I'm cheating with this one but I don't remember which ones I like best)

What film was your introduction to Bob Hope? Which of his films is your favorite?

Movie Stars Singing Christmas Carols

Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

 

And "The Birthday of a King."

 

Cary Grant "singing" "Christmas Lullaby."

 

Rosemary Clooney singing "Suzy Snowflake"

 

Bing Crosby singing "Marshmallow World."

 

Dean Martin singing "Baby it's Cold Outside."

 

Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole singing "The Christmas Song."

 

Nat King Cole & Danny Kaye singing "Jingle Bells" (White Christmas special features).

Happy Birthday Dean Martin!!!

Today I'm wishing a Happy Birthday to my favorite Italian crooner.

 

He would have been 98 today.

 

LOVE this video clip of Deano on the Bing Crosby Show with James Garner.

 

Bing and Dean singing a medley of Irish and Italian folk songs.

 

"Bella Bimba," one of my favorite songs of his.