Here Come the Girls (1953)

Bob Hope stars as an inept member of the chorus boy in a turn of the century stage show. After being fired, he finds himself starring acting as a decoy when a killer goes after the real star.

Director:

Claude Binyon

Writers:

Edmund L. Hartmann (story), Edmund L. Hartmann,

Stars:

Bob Hope, Tony Martin, Arlene Dahl

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Stanley Snodgrass
Tony Martin	...	Allen Trent
Arlene Dahl	...	Irene Bailey
Rosemary Clooney	...	Daisy Crockett
Millard Mitchell	...	Albert Snodgrass
William Demarest	...	Dennis Logan
Fred Clark	...	Harry Fraser
Robert Strauss	...	Jack the Slasher
Zamah Cunningham	...	Mrs. Emily Snodgrass
Frank Orth	...	Mr. Hungerford
The Four Step Brothers	...	Dance Specialty

Storyline

Bob Hope stars as an inept member of the chorus boy in a turn of the century stage show. After being fired, he finds himself starring acting as a decoy when a killer goes after the real star.

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Plot Keywords:

killer | decoy | evil man | show within a show

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Taglines:

MORE GIGGLES...MORE GAGS...MORE GALS!... (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Champagne for Everybody

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hope Enterprises, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Millard Mitchell's final movie.

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Quotes

Hackenschmidt - Cabbie: That's all right, Stanley... just remember, you're helping me clean stables next Sunday.
Stanley Snodgrass: I'll remember, if the wind is right.

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Connections

Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Ali Baba (Be My Baby)"
Music by Jay Livingston
Lyrics by Ray Evans
Sung by Rosemary Clooney
Also danced to by The Four Step Brothers

User Reviews

Hope still at the peak of his career before the descent...

BOB HOPE's screen career was still at the crest of the wave when he did HERE COME THE GIRLS, but was soon to descend with a bunch of largely forgettable films, beginning with CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT in 1954. From then on, Hope's films were less enjoyable than during his heyday when he hit his stride in '39's CAT AND THE CANARY and had a string of memorable comedy hits.

Hope is improbably cast as a chorus boy with two left feet (he describes himself as "the world's oldest living chorus boy"), and ROSEMARY CLOONEY is the girl who sticks by him when the going gets rough and he loses his job when fired by stage manager, FRED CLARK.

The zany plot has him chosen by the theater manager to be the bait to attract a killer called The Slasher, who is anxious to get revenge on any man close to ARLENE DAHL when leading man TONY MARTIN is unable to go on. The plot depends heavily on this one note gimmick for laughs and it does manage to get them despite the lightweight script.

Clooney and Martin both get a couple of ballads to sing, none of them the least bit memorable, and the lavish musical numbers are staged with some flair. Hope gets the laughs as things go wrong whenever he sets foot on the stage. ROBERT STRAUSS is the killer on the loose and he does a good job of combining villainy with comic skill.

Strictly second-rate stuff, but pleasantly handled by the agreeable cast. Biggest drawback is that Hope is really woefully too old for the role of the chorus boy, constantly being referred to as "the boy" throughout.