"Monsieur Beaucaire" (1946) is a period piece, taking place in France during the reign of King Louis XV.
Lavish palaces. Dazzling costumes. The most deductible of gourmet offerings and the choicest wines: they're all here.
So are with threats of war with Spain and dangerous palace intrigue - mostly romantic intrigue. Heck, it overflows wonderfully with romantic/sexual shenanigans.
So is the maximum effort to keep one's head - physically as well as mentally. It's a constant priority.
And in the middle of all of this: You got it, Bob Hope!
I love Bob Hope - always have, always will!
It didn't really matter what he was doing: Appearing on radio, making TV appearances & hosting his TV specials or heroically entertaining the troops overseas during the Vietnam War - or starring in his own movies, as he did for more than an unbelievable 60 years - from 1938 through 1969, I just loved the guy.
He was FUNNY!
And of everything he did, to me, "Beaucaire" was tops: His best film, his funniest film**!
Take into consideration that Hope made a lot of hilarious comedies, including."The Cat & the Canary" (1939), "Ghost Breakers" & "Road to Zanzibar" (1940) and most of his & Del Bingle's "Road" pictures, and so many more.
** I will say this: "Princess and the Pirate," which he made two years earlier in 1944, is "Beaucaire's" equal.
If you tune in, I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I! :)
Lavish palaces. Dazzling costumes. The most deductible of gourmet offerings and the choicest wines: they're all here.
So are with threats of war with Spain and dangerous palace intrigue - mostly romantic intrigue. Heck, it overflows wonderfully with romantic/sexual shenanigans.
So is the maximum effort to keep one's head - physically as well as mentally. It's a constant priority.
And in the middle of all of this: You got it, Bob Hope!
I love Bob Hope - always have, always will!
It didn't really matter what he was doing: Appearing on radio, making TV appearances & hosting his TV specials or heroically entertaining the troops overseas during the Vietnam War - or starring in his own movies, as he did for more than an unbelievable 60 years - from 1938 through 1969, I just loved the guy.
He was FUNNY!
And of everything he did, to me, "Beaucaire" was tops: His best film, his funniest film**!
Take into consideration that Hope made a lot of hilarious comedies, including."The Cat & the Canary" (1939), "Ghost Breakers" & "Road to Zanzibar" (1940) and most of his & Del Bingle's "Road" pictures, and so many more.
** I will say this: "Princess and the Pirate," which he made two years earlier in 1944, is "Beaucaire's" equal.
If you tune in, I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I! :)