Paljon melua kruunusta

Original title: Where There's Life

19471947
K-16K-16
1h 15m

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6.5/10

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Bob Hope in Paljon melua kruunusta (1947)

Comedy Thriller

The American son of an Eastern European monarch wounded in an assassination attempt becomes a target for a terrorist organization.The American son of an Eastern European monarch wounded in an assassination attempt becomes a target for a terrorist organization.The American son of an Eastern European monarch wounded in an assassination attempt becomes a target for a terrorist organization.

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

428

YOUR RATING

Director
- Sidney Lanfield
Writers
- Allen Boretz(screenplay)
- Melville Shavelson(screenplay)
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William Bendix, Bob Hope, and Signe Hasso in Paljon melua kruunusta (1947)

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Trivia
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial telecast took place in Omaha Wednesday 7 January 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), followed by Milwaukee 5 May 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Phoenix 31 October 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), by Detroit 9 March 1960 on WJBK (Channel 2), by Chicago 26 August 1960 on WBBM (Channel 2), by New York City 19 September 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2), and finally by Los Angeles 5 November 1960 on KNXT (Channel 2). It was released on DVD 8 October 2002 in tandem with Säiläin soidessa (1946) as part of Universal's Bob Hope: The Tribute Collection, and again as a single 17 November 2015 as part of the Universal Vault Series. During this time, it's also had occasional airings on cable TV on Turner Classic Movies.

Goofs
Foreign nationals from Boravia in Europe kidnap American citizen Bob Hope (who presumably has no passport or visa) and put him on their plane without any security checks at the airport.

Quotes
Gen. Katrina Grimovitch: Michael, run!
Michael Joseph Valentine: Run? Do you think I'm yellow?
[after gunshot breaks glass]
Michael Joseph Valentine: Shake hands with a lemon!

Crazy credits
Opening title card - "This is Barovia.. A small European country which even today has not fully recovered from the effects of ruthless enemy occupation..."

Connections
References Sinitaivaan alla (1946)

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Unusual, yet hilarious!

Here we find Bob Hope in a quite unusual role, as royalty! (He's been everything else, right?) A glamorous General Grimovich tries to convince Michael Valentine that he is the prince of Barovia and must ascend the throne temporarily until they hold their first democratic election. If he doesn't, an evil organization called the "Mordia" will take over the country. A rather involved plot for a Hope movie, but he still shines bright! Great performance by William Bendix in this one as well.

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