This item will be shipped through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. Graft is rampant in the government of a "mythical" Louisiana, and the arrival of U.S. Senate investigator Loganberry brings panic. Approved | 1h 38min | Comedy, Musical | 31 December 1941 (USA) A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Taylor has fallen in love with Marina and avoids the Senator making his charges in the Legislature by doing a filibuster for three days, with Taylor explaining that he has the express permission of James Stewart. There are 1 items available. Louisiana Purchase (1941) Bob Hope Movies Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. UU.

Searching for a woman, Taylor's friend Madame Yvonne Bordelaise recommends the visiting European woman Marina Von Minden who is desperately seeking money to obtain a visa for her mother to leave Europe. | Genre: Comedy, Musical. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

Raoul Pene Du Bois did the production and costume design and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color along with Stephen Seymour. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Graft is rampant in the government of a "mythical" Louisiana, and the arrival of U.S. Senate investigator Loganberry brings panic. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees.

Marina initially goes along with the scheme and poses for incriminating photo when the Senator is tricked into getting drunk. View production, box office, & company info. She has a change of heart and decides to explain the photographs by saying the Senator Loganberry has proposed to her. A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Nancy Larkin to marry him. TMDb Score. Ver más detalles. Select PayPal Credit at checkout to have the option to pay over time. Title: The film satirises the US Democratic Party and political corruption. Comedy. A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of Spain. share.

The film was Bob Hope's first feature film in Technicolor. for charity. A Paramount Pictures production, the film was directed by Irving Cummings, with Robert Emmett Dolan serving as musical director as he had done for the play.

But matters become complicated when Jim falls for Marina... and she takes a liking for the Senator. But matters become complicated when Jim falls for Marina... and she takes a liking for the Senator. Synopsis: Graft is rampant in the government of a "mythical" Louisiana, and the arrival of U.S. Senate investigator Loganberry brings panic.

Certificate: Passed The Irving Berlin-Morrie Ryskind Broadway musical hit Louisiana Purchase came to the screen with surprisingly few emendations in 1941.

The chief miscreants shift the blame on to their innocent tool, Jim Taylor, who to save himself must "compromise" the simon-pure Senator Loganberry.

The Irving Berlin-Morrie Ryskind Broadway musical hit Louisiana Purchase came to the screen with surprisingly few emendations in 1941. A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana … The film begins with a Hollywood legal adviser giving dictation to his secretary that the stage show property Louisiana Purchase is unfilmable, unless strong disclaimers are made that it is a total work of fiction. The only saving grace of this embarrassingly misguided musical is the superb clowning of the great Victor Moore as the befuddled senator.

"Mike" is the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and Roy Barton is the federal marshal hot on her trail. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. Louisiana State Representative Jim Taylor is told by his fellow partners of the Louisiana Purchase Company who have engaged in misusing Federal government funds for their own avarice that a Republican Federal Senator Oliver P. Loganberry is arriving in the State during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. [2], Starring Paramount's house comedian Bob Hope in the role William Gaxton played on stage, the film featured Vera Zorina, Victor Moore and Irène Bordoni reprising their stage roles.

Not Yet Rated 1 hr 38 min Dec 25th, 1941 Comedy.

The film satirises the US Democratic Party and political corruption.The film was Bob Hope's first feature film in Technicolor. A Paramount Pictures production, the film was directed by Irving Cummings, with Robert Emmett Dolan serving as musical director as he had done for the play. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his ... See full summary ». Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Fields (Play: Morrie Ryskind). Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Walk With Music Jun 04, 1940 Jul 20, 1940 . flag. Any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. International shipping and import charges paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. International shipping paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. Any international shipping is paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. Bob Hope Silver Age Cartoon Character Comics, Bob Hope Silver Age Movie, TV & Music Comics, Bob Hope DC Silver Age Comics (1956-1969), Bob Hope Golden Age Movie, TV & Radio Comics, Bob Hope DC Silver Age Movie, TV & Music Comics.

EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Synopsis: Graft is rampant in the government of a "mythical" Louisiana, and the arrival of U.S. Senate investigator Loganberry brings panic. As his instrument, Jim selects Marina Von Minden, beautiful Viennese refugee. Louisiana Purchase (1941) Louisiana Purchase. As his instrument, Jim selects Marina Von Minden, beautiful Viennese refugee. Louisiana Purchase (1941) "WHERE THERE'S HOPE...THERE'S LIFE AND LAUGHTER!"

Subject to credit approval. 73. Other offers may also be available. The chief miscreants shift the blame on to their innocent tool, Jim Taylor, who to save himself must "compromise" the simon-pure Senator Loganberry. The film was Bob Hope's first feature film in Technicolor. Minimum monthly payments are required. But he connives so those she asks refuse to give her more than the $10,000 she's ... See full summary ». Based on the hit Broadway musical, Louisiana Purchase is a fun and fierce look at the way politics, and politicians, sometimes spin out of control and into the headlines! Stockbroker T.T.Ralston has promised his neice Gwen to double it if she can raise $20,000.