LET'S FACE IT!
(Paramount)
VERY well, let’s face it, shail we? That Bob Hope without Bing Crosby isn’t as good as Bob Hope with him, and that although Hope springs eternal
anywhere (even in an hysterical Sydney crowd), a Hollywood version of a Broadway musical. hit is not necessarily the best jumping-off place for his talents. With some assistance from Betty Hutton he does contrive to squeeze a lot of laughter out of this typically stagemanaged farce about insolvent soldiers and playful wives, and most people will count it a good evening’s fun. I did myself. But it is heavy going for the star, and too often he has to fall back on slapstick because there is no opportunity for wit.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 271, 1 September 1944, Page 23
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121LET'S FACE IT! New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 271, 1 September 1944, Page 23
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