Bachelor in Paradise

Released Nov 1, 1961

1h 49m

Comedy

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Author A. J. Niles writes about the romance and excitement in the life of a bachelor in a series called "Bachelor Books". One day he finds himself in dire financial straits and needs to write a new book in record time. His publishing house decides to send him to the suburbs, and his new book is to be set amongst the lonely housewives of Paradise Cove.

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Extremely dated, old-fashioned farce that makes no sense today. Also, Bob Hope (who is not an attractive man) is miscast and not believable in the role. Don't waste your time!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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steve d

Nothing special Hope is always fun but he doesn't have a lot of help.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Great performances by some of hollywoods best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Bob Hope plays a ladies man (???) who writes naughty books about the life of a bachelor in various cities around the world, when Bob is commissioned by his publisher to write a book a book about the bachelor life in suburban America. Bob is plopped into a new tract housing development called Paradise Cove and what ensures is basically if you can imagine "Desperate Housewives" had been developed as a TV comedy vehicle for Bob Hope. Lana Turner plays Bob's age-appropriate love interest, although every other husband seems to suspect ladies man Bob of bedding their wives, including pretty wife Paula Prentiss. Overall, it's nothing as good as Bob's best comedies, but I always find Hope charming and quite witty in his one-liners. Worth watching if you're a Bob Hope fan, but probably best avoided if your'e not. Agnes Moorehead, John McGiver, and Reta Shaw also appear in the film and Henry Mancini provides an enjoyably lounge score.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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The mild comedy is predictable and trite, in other words it's a typical Bob Hope vehicle.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Here is a Bob Hope comedy without much substance but you have Bob Hope so what more do really need to get a decent laugh? After all no one expects a sophisticated comedy from him.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Jack Arnold

Director

Bob Hope

Adam J. Niles

Lana Turner

Rosemary Howard

Janis Paige

Dolores Jynson

Jim Hutton

Larry Delavane

Paula Prentiss

Linda Delavane

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

The ensuing merriment slows down to a stop before the film is over, although Hope utters dozens of snappy wisecracks in his copyrighted fashion...

Dec 2, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

A disappointing, unfunny Bob Hope farce that he could have done in his sleep.

Rated: C

Mar 23, 2012

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The mild comedy is predictable and trite, in other words it's a typical Bob Hope vehicle.

Rated: C

Jan 10, 2007

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Steve Crum

Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Later Bob Hope vehicle suffers due to "hip" script about swinging bachelor.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 23, 2006

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Synopsis

Author A. J. Niles writes about the romance and excitement in the life of a bachelor in a series called "Bachelor Books". One day he finds himself in dire financial straits and needs to write a new book in record time. His publishing house decides to send him to the suburbs, and his new book is to be set amongst the lonely housewives of Paradise Cove.

Director: Jack Arnold
Screenwriter: Valentine Davies, Hal Kanter
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1961, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 49m

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