Bob Hope's World of Comedy

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

"Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV"

1976

1h 32m

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Overview

Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs! On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute collection proves that laughter is the universal language with a sidesplitting salute to slapstick, satire, sketch comedy and zingers. Featuring Bob's funniest moments on television, this tribute includes a virtual who's who of legendary entertainers like Bing Crosby, Jackie Gleason, Roy Rogers, Ingrid Bergman, Bob Newhart, Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Angie Dickinson, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, Milton Berle, Redd Foxx, Dorothy Lamour, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Dyan Cannon, Debbie Reynolds, Lassie and more.

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Cast & Crew

127 members

Acting

Bob Hope

Self - Host

Acting

Lucille Ball

Self

Writing

Neil Simon

Self

Acting

Don Rickles

Self

Production

Norman Lear

Self

Acting

Caroll Spinney

Self - as Big Bird

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Bud Abbott

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Fred Allen

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Gracie Allen

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Steve Allen

Self (archive footage)

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Ann-Margret

Self (archive footage)

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Phil Arnold

Self (archive footage)

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Cliff Arquette

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Maureen Arthur

Self (archive footage)

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Mischa Auer

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

No Image

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Robert Benchley

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Tony Bennett

Self (archive footage)

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Jack Benny

Self (archive footage)

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Polly Bergen

Self (archive footage)

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Ingrid Bergman

Self (archive footage)

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Milton Berle

Self (archive footage)

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Willie Best

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Fanny Brice

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Joe E. Brown

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Les Brown

Self - Orchestrator

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Billie Burke

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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George Burns

Self (archive footage)

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James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

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Glen Campbell

Self (archive footage)

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Dyan Cannon

Self (archive footage)

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Eddie Cantor

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Jack Carson

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

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Maurice Chevalier

Self (archive footage)

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Jerry Colonna

Self (archive footage)

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Charles J. Correll

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Lou Costello

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Wally Cox

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

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Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

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Joan Davis

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Angie Dickinson

Self (archive footage)

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Troy Donahue

Self (archive footage)

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Marie Dressler

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Jimmy Durante

Self (archive footage)

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Barbara Eden

Self (archive footage)

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Anita Ekberg

Self (archive footage)

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Leon Errol

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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W.C. Fields

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Larry Fine

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Redd Foxx

Self (archive footage)

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Milton Frome

Self (archive footage)

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Eva Gabor

Self (archive footage)

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Zsa Zsa Gabor

Self (archive footage)

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Greer Garson

Self (archive footage)

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Billy Gilbert

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Jackie Gleason

Self (archive footage)

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Betty Grable

Self (archive footage)

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Oliver Hardy

Self (archive footage)

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Rex Harrison

Self (archive footage)

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Ted Healy

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Hugh Herbert

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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William Holden

Self (archive footage)

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Judy Holliday

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Hedda Hopper

Self (archive footage)

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Edward Everett Horton

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Curly Howard

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Moe Howard

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Bob Jellison

Self (archive footage)

No Image

Directing

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

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Edgar Kennedy

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Ernie Kovacs

Self (archive footage)

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Bert Lahr

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Dorothy Lamour

Self (archive footage)

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Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

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Peter Leeds

Self (archive footage)

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Harold Lloyd

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Gina Lollobrigida

Self (archive footage)

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Carole Lombard

Self (archive footage)

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Julie London

Self (archive footage)

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Fred MacMurray

Self (archive footage)

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Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

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Dick Martin

Self (archive footage)

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Lee Marvin

Self (archive footage)

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Chico Marx

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Harpo Marx

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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James Mason

Self (archive footage)

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Marilyn Maxwell

Self (archive footage)

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Ed McMahon

Self (archive footage)

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Donald Meek

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Victor Moore

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Bob Newhart

Self (archive footage)

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Olivia Newton-John

Self (archive footage)

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David Niven

Self (archive footage)

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Jack Norton

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Donald O'Connor

Self (archive footage)

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Jack Paar

Self (archive footage)

No Image

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Janis Paige

Self (archive footage)

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Eugene Pallette

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Lilli Palmer

Self (archive footage)

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Franklin Pangborn

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Joe Penner

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Juliet Prowse

Self (archive footage)

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Tony Randall

Self (archive footage)

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Martha Raye

Self (archive footage)

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Burt Reynolds

Self (archive footage)

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Debbie Reynolds

Self (archive footage)

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Ginger Rogers

Self (archive footage)

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Roy Rogers

Self (archive footage)

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Will Rogers

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Michael Ross

Self (archive footage)

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Dan Rowan

Self (archive footage)

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Charles Ruggles

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Irene Ryan

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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S.Z. Sakall

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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George Sanders

Self (archive footage)

Production

Mack Sennett

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

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Robert Strauss

Self (archive footage)

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Danny Thomas

Self (archive footage)

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Arthur Treacher

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Pierre Watkin

Self (archive footage)

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John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

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Rudd Weatherwax

Self (archive footage)

No Image

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Bert Wheeler

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Robert Woolsey

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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Ed Wynn

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

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