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'Where There's Life' is a 1947 American thriller comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield.'Variety' film review; October 8, 1947, page 8.'Harrison's Reports' film review; October 11, 1947, page 162. The film's title derives from a line in 'Don Quixote' ("Where there's life, there's hope") as a play on the name of its star, Bob Hope. Also in the cast are Signe Hasso, William Bendix, and George Coulouris.

Plot



Hope plays an American radio announcer named Michael Valentine who finds out he is the new king of "Barovia", although a secret society called the Mordia, which believes it has assassinated Valentine's father, King Hubertus II, has other ideas.

Cast



*Bob Hope as Michael Joseph Valentine

*Signe Hasso as General Katrina Grimovitch

*William Bendix as Victor O'Brien

*George Coulouris as Prime Minister Krivoc

*Vera Marshe as Hazel O'Brien

*George Zucco as Paul Stertorius

*Dennis Hoey as Minister of War Grubitch

*John Alexander as Herbert Jones

*Victor Varconi as Finance Minister Zavitch

*Joseph Vitale as Albert Miller

*Harry von Zell as Joe Snyder

*Anthony Caruso as John Fulda

*Norma Varden as Mabel Jones

*Harland Tucker as Mr. Alvin (Floorwalker)

*Roy Atwell as Salesman

*Emil Rameau as Dr. Josefsberg

*William Edmunds as King Hubertus II

*Crane Whitley as Assassin with Cane

Notes






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