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Laugh with Hope: Road to Rio

BBC One
on BBC One London

concludes a season of feature films in celebration of one of the screen's funniest comedians. Bob Hope , who is 80 today. Also starring Bing Crosby , Dorothy Lamour with The Andrews Sisters
After wrecking a funfair with their high-wire bicycle act, ' Scat' Sweeney and Hot Lips' Barton, a couple of once-prosperous Hollywood musicians, escape the carnival owner's wrath by stowing away on a Rio-bound luxury liner. Needless to say, it isn't long before they encounter a beautiful lady in distress ...
Screenplay by EDMUND BELOIN and JACK ROSE Produced by DANIEL DARE
Directedbynormanz.mcleod
Films; page 16
A new series, The Road to Laughter, begins on Radio 4 Tuesday 6.30 pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Hope
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Dorothy Lamour
Unknown:
Edmund Beloin
Unknown:
Jack Rose
Produced By:
Daniel Dare
' Scat ' Sweeney:
Bing Crosby
' Hot Lips' Barton:
Bob Hope
Lucia Maria de Andrade:
Dorothy Lamour
Catherine Vail:
Gale Sondergaard
Trigger:
Frank Faylen
Tony:
Joseph Vitale
Rodrigues:
Frank Puglia
Cardoso:
Nestor Paiva
Johnson:
Robert Barrat
The Stone-Barton Puppeteers:
Themselves
The Carioca Boys:
Themselves
The Wiere Brothers:
Themselves
The Andrews Sisters:
Themselves
Source: Radio Times

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