Off Limits (1953)

Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. Life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn, however,... See full summary »

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Hal Kanter (screenplay), Hal Kanter (story),

Stars:

Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Hope	...	Wally Hogan
Mickey Rooney	...	Herbert Tuttle
Marilyn Maxwell	...	Connie Curtis
Eddie Mayehoff	...	Karl Danzig
Stanley Clements	...	Bullets Bradley
Jack Dempsey	...	Jack Dempsey
Marvin Miller	...	Vic Breck
John Ridgely	...	Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
Tom Harmon	...	Himself
Norman Leavitt	...	Chowhound
Art Aragon	...	Art Aragon
Kim Spalding	...	Seaman Harker
Jerry Hausner	...	Fishy
Mike Mahoney	...	MP Huggins
Joan Taylor	...	Helen

Storyline

Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. Life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn, however, when Bullet gets drafted. Hogan's gangster partners "persuade him to enlist and keep an eye on the fighter, who is subsequently declared psychologically unfit for the Army. Enter Herbet Tuttle, a draftee eager to have Hogan turn him into a fighter. Hogan Reluctantly agrees only after he discovers Tuttle's aunt is the beautiful singer at a nightclub. From then on it's a case of stringing Tuttle along while trying to get close to his aunt. To further complicate Hogan's life there is a rulebook Military Police Officer who tries to squish the shenanigans.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | military police | singer | army | spectator | 

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Taglines:

It's Hilarious!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1953 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Les dégourdis de la M.P.

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Wally Hogan: Connie, it may not show but I'm yellow.
Connie Curtis: It shows.

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Connections

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

User Reviews

a good Hope Movie

This is a very good Bob Hope movie. He does a wonderful job of playing a military person that really isn't very military minded. His usual pranks to get out of something he doesn't want to do, doesn't let you down, and I love the way he always gets a jab at his old buddy Bing in his solo movies, and he has a very neat way of doing it in this movie. The only thing I don't understand in the movie is that the champ refers to "women" as buffaloes. Does anyone know where or why that term was used in those days. This is the only movie I've ever heard them refered to as.