Posts from ethanedwards in thread „Cancel My Reservation (1972)“

This is a pretty ropey Bob Hope film!
Over the years, Bob had made some great films, but towards the end,
the formula was looking tired, and this was no exception.
Cancel My Reservation is a 1972 comedy film
starring Bob Hope and Eva Marie Saint,
and directed by Paul Bogart.
The ironically entitled movie was Bob Hope's last of over 50 theatrical features
as leading man, a screen run begun in 1938.
The movie was an effort by Hope to try a dramatic instead of a comedic role.

In this one, Duke has a small cameo role.
I haven't seen the film in years, but recall,
seeing Bob Hope in a prison cell, looking dejected with his plight,
and saying words to the effect,

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Where's John Wayne, when you need him?

to which Duke appears ,mystically in the cell with Bob, and says,

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I'd like to help ya, but it just ain't my movie!

And that was it folks, short but sweet!

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Great film for the young at heart
28 January 2010 | by carolc (United States)

Lighten up people. It is entertainment. I remember this film when I was young and it was great then and is still is today.
Too many people take writing reviews seriously and if you want to watch a good "G" rated movie with a lot of good clean fun,
then this is the one.
Like Blazing Saddles, it isn't one to take too serious and look for the Oscar nod.
I have very fond memories of the first time I saw this movie at a drive in theater.
Yes it was fun and no the acting wasn't that great, but how many movies today
get so much attention with less. If you want to turn back the clock and enjoy
a movie with nothing under the covers except an old comedy, then this is a good one to pick.

Have fun and enjoy and look for all the actors you may recognize.

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Full Cast
Bob Hope .... Dan Bartlett
Eva Marie Saint .... Sheila Bartlett
Ralph Bellamy .... John Ed
Forrest Tucker .... Reese
Anne Archer .... Crazy Hollister
Keenan Wynn .... Sheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley
Henry Darrow .... Joe Little Cloud
Chief Dan George .... Old Bear
Doodles Weaver .... Cactus, Deputy Sheriff
Betty Ann Carr .... Mary Little Cloud
Herb Vigran .... Roscoe Snagby
Pat Morita .... Yamamoto
Gordon Oliver .... Mr. Willie Sparker
Isabella Hoopes .... Elderly Lady
Buster Schaefer .... Doc Morton
Tracy Bogart .... Teenage girl
Trudy Bordoff .... Teenage girl
Richard Yniguez .... Motorcyclist
Priscilla Garcia .... Motorcyclist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Carson .... Himself, Johnny Carson (uncredited)
Bing Crosby .... Himself, Bing Crosby (uncredited)
John Wayne .... John Wayne (uncredited)
Flip Wilson .... Himself, Flip Wilson (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Bob Fisher (as Robert Fisher)
Louis L'Amour novel The Broken Gun
Arthur Marx

Cinematography
Russell Metty

Trivia
* Bing Crosby's cameo marked his final acting appearance in a film
(his remaining appearances would be in documentaries).

Last theatrical release that Bob Hope ever starred in.

Cancel My Reservation was not a success at the box office and was panned by critics.
Hope and his wife Dolores attended the film's premiere at Radio City Music Hall
in New York City (incidentally during a strike by the Musicians' Union,
which prevented the band or the Rockettes from performing)
and he reputedly bemoaned that he was getting too old to play
a leading man and therefore would not make another feature film,
although he would make cameo appearances in later films.

This was the final movie of Bob Hope with Bing Crosby,
released ten years after The Road to Hongkong (1962).

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Filming Locations
Southwestern Studios, Carefree, Arizona, USA.(studio) (studio - jail scenes)
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Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
(studio)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Arizona, USA