This is one of those films whose appeal rest totally on the viewer's appreciation of the star, in this case Bob Hope, being placed in a ridiculous situation to set up a nonstop barrage of wisecracks and the usual Hope antics. A happy-go-lucky New York disc jockey about to be married to
the girl of his dreams (Marshe), Hope wakes up one day to find that he is the heir to the kingdom of Barovia, whose king has just been assassinated by revolutionaries. Hasso is the female general who convinces Hope that he is needed, though doing so more with her looks than powers of speech. This
kicks off a mad chase through New York as Hope and Hasso try to avoid the Bolsheviks who...
Released:
1947
Rated:
NR
Length:
75 mins