
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train bound for Los Angeles. Is Hollywood waiting for him with open arms? Not really as the one he signed a contract for is Percy, his roller-skating penguin partner! But, as the proverb says, the shadow of glory is better than no glory at all! Anyway, doesn't Larry meet a woman on the train? And a blonde one! And a British agent into the bargain! The delicious creature who is carrying a coded message hidden in a brooc... (Full plot summary below)
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Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train bound for Los Angeles. Is Hollywood waiting for him with open arms? Not really as the one he signed a contract for is Percy, his roller-skating penguin partner! But, as the proverb says, the shadow of glory is better than no glory at all! Anyway, doesn't Larry meet a woman on the train? And a blonde one! And a British agent into the bargain! The delicious creature who is carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch and is being pursued by Nazi agents. She will need Larry (and Percy)'s help to elude her pursuers and to get the secret information to destination. The mission will be accomplished, although in an eventful and hilarious way...
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzLives up to its rep as one of Bob Hope's better comedies. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayHard-to-follow action and a silly, inconsistent tone work against the film, but Hope's reluctant can-do attitude and wry comments keep the energy level up. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherBob is the hub of the picture, and Director Sidney Lanfield has kept the confusion spinning around him. That is entirely gratifying, for, in these times, we can't have too much Hope. |
| EmpireDavid ParkinsonEnjoyable Hitchcock spoof with much chemistry between the leads and some cracking one-liners. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusOne of Bob Hope's best comic-thriller vehicles benefits from its semi-serious spy-thriller ambiance and above all one of the more human, less caricatured, less one-dimensionally narcissistic characters in Hope's movie oeuvre. |
| User ReviewNadine LThis hilarious movie has undertones of parodying Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps - which also starred Madeleine Carroll. You will not be disappointed - Hope puts on an excellent performance. |
| User ReviewNate TFirst of the "My Favorite" trilogy that Hope made. Hard to pass up. |
| User ReviewAnthony VGreat comedic moments from Hope in this classic. |
| User ReviewChrisanne SI like it. One of his lesser known films, but a fun one with slapstick and Hope humor. |
| User ReviewPeter KBetter than "My Favourite Brunette", which is doubtless why the latter is available on DVD while this one isn't (in the U.K. anyway). |