Thanks for the Memory (II) (1938)

Bob Hope is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Hope's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.

Director:

George Archainbaud

Writers:

Frances Goodrich (play), Albert Hackett (play),

Stars:

Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth

Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Steve Merrick
Shirley Ross	...	Anne Merrick
Charles Butterworth	...	Biney
Otto Kruger	...	Gil Morrell
Hedda Hopper	...	Polly Griscom
Laura Hope Crews	...	Mrs. Kent
Emma Dunn	...	Mrs. Platt
Roscoe Karns	...	George Kent
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson	...	Janitor
Edward Gargan	...	Flanahan
Jack Norton	...	Bert Monroe
Patricia Wilder	...	Luella
William Collier Sr.	...	Mr. Platt
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barney Dean	...	Kelly
Pat West	...	Refuse Man

Storyline

Bob Hope is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Hope's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | domestic | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Novela em Família

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paramount Pictures made Thanks for the Memory after the success of the Bob Hope and Shirley Ross duet Thanks for the Memory from the movie The Big Broadcast of 1938. Another hit duet came from this film, recorded by both of them, Two Sleepy People.

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Quotes

Polly Griscom: Mercy! Who's the dame in the ermine with the flock of orchids?
Biney: That's Mrs. George. He married the Stickle million.
Polly Griscom: My, she must have had a lot of fun knitting socks for the soldiers.
[pause]
Polly Griscom: In the Civil War.
Biney: Some of the best wine comes out of old bottles, Polly.

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Connections

Remake of Up Pops the Devil (1931)

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Soundtracks

"Thanks for the Memory"
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin

User Reviews

The title of the movie where Bob Hope got his signature song.

Bob Hope plays a down of his luck writer who do not want the wife to work. His wife finds a job to make ends meet to pay the bills, so he can write. Company come to visit unexpectedly chaos break loose. I do not think is Bob Hope best movie work, but his comedic style show through in story line. There are better films he did in career that show his talent full of potential plots comedic skill. Hope is funny starring with himself in Casanova's Big Night and The Princess and the Pirate, or with Bing Crosby in the Road Pictures. Just to name a few of his better films. The film was in enjoyable to watch, but the only curiosity thing where he got the song for end of his comedic routine.