This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

8.0/10 115 min Documentary Comedy

Overview

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.

Cast

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Billy Crystal

Narrator (voice)

Woody Allen

Self

Dick Cavett

Self

Leonard Maltin

Self

Conan O'Brien

Self

Margaret Cho

Self

Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Self (archive footage)

George Burns

Self (archive footage)

Gracie Allen

Self (archive footage)

Phyllis Diller

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Lamour

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Rosemary Clooney

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Colonna

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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