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Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Writers:
Robert St. Aubrey (story) and
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Release Date:
20 March 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western more
Plot:
The outlaw T.J. 'Jesse' James (Wendell Corey) tries to kill insurance agent Milford Farnsworth (Bob Hope) who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy. full summary | add synopsis
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Great sight gags! more (18 total)

Cast

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Bob Hope ... Milford Farnsworth

Rhonda Fleming ... Cora Lee Collins
Wendell Corey ... Jesse James
Gloria Talbott ... Princess Irawanie (as Gloria Talbot)
Jim Davis ... Frank James

Will Wright ... Titus Queasley
Mary Young ... 'Ma' James
Mickey Finn ... Tough #2 in Dirty Dog Saloon
Bob Gunderson ... James Gang member
Fred Kohler Jr. ... James Gang member (as Fred Kohler)
Ethan Laidlaw ... James Gang member
Glenn Strange ... James Gang member
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved
Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Hope Enterprises more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of Ward Bond. more
Movie Connections:
References "Gunsmoke" (1955) more
Soundtrack:
Protection more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Great sight gags!, 3 December 2002
Author: (johnericketts@hotmail.com) from Whitefish Bay WI

This movie was tied up for years due to royalty rights since 11 cowboy stars of the late '50s appear in cameos helping Bob Hope in the final shootout. Note that Gene Autry and James Garner do not appear in the current product, though they were in the original.

Then there is an owl-eyed kid named Harry Truman playing the piano. Bob clubs a gila monster ("The mice sure grow big around here"), then realizes he used a rattlesnake.

I've shown this tape to many people, and all agree it's the best Bob Hope movie and one of the funniest movies they've ever seen.

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