Vids: Bob Hope: Hope for the Holidays, a Timeless Collection of Christmas Classics from the 20th Century’s Greatest Entertainer

There’s no place like home for the holidays.  And there really bob-hopewas no place like Bob Hope’s home for the holidays with Bob, Dolores and the Hope family.  Bob Hope’s TV Christmas connection began on December 24, 1950 with The Comedy Hour and from then on, each and every holiday season, Bob invited friends from the world of entertainment and sports to celebrate the season in hilarious and heartwarming fashion.   America’s greatest entertainer hands out laughs galore in BOB HOPE: HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Highlights include: 

  • A compilation of Bob’s monologues from his many holiday tours for the USO
  • Bob and Red Skelton (Freddie the Freeloader) experience a small Christmas miracle
  • Jack Benny visits Santa at the North Pole for a holiday stickup
  • Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt delivers a Christmas message of historical note
  • Naomi and Wynonna Judd sing Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
  • Lily Pons, Robert Cummings and Bob examine a large, mysterious package under the tree
  • Bob and Dolores Hope Hopsing Silver Bells over a montage of him performing the song with an array of female costars from 17 holiday specials
  • Clips of the most hilarious Christmas sketches throughout the years 

PROGRAM INFORMATION

 

Format: DVD /Single

Catalog #:  31845-X

Running Time: 110 minutes

Genre:  TV/Comedy

Aspect Ratio: 4 x 3

Audio: Stereo

Language: English with Closed Captioning

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