Casanova's Big Night

Released Apr 7, 1954

1h 26m

Musical

Comedy

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A valet (Basil Rathbone) and a widow (Joan Fontaine) help a tailor's apprentice (Bob Hope) pose as Casanova in 1700s Italy.

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Hope is as always rather broad but the movie overall is a funny one and the production design is amazingly beautiful.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Another fun and hilarious comedy with Hope, I really enjoyed it. It has a great supporting cast too, full of stars. My favourite was Vincent Price, who has a great part in the beginning of the movie. The story was good, not as predictable as you'd expect from this kind of movie. Also the ending was really different. If you like Hope, you should see this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Bob as allways makes it a funny movie. I can not complain about this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Hope in another period piece getting laughs. Look for Price as Casanova, Lon Chaney, Jr. as a jail-cellmate to Hope and enjoy Rathbone as the conniving butler who can't stand Hope.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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It still cracks me up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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hehe.... love it much better than the new one

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Norman Z. McLeod

Director

Bob Hope

Pippo Popolino

Joan Fontaine

Francesca Bruni

Basil Rathbone

Lucio

Audrey Dalton

Elena Di Gambetta

Hugh Marlowe

Stefano Di Gambetta

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 5, 2004

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Above average Hope vehicle from the era where he was just starting to slide.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2003

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Carismtico como sempre, Bob Hope no perde uma piada sequer - seja atravs de inteligentes trocadilhos ('Canal N5'), humor fsico ('Tenho muitos seguidores em Veneza') ou comdia de situao ('Fomos todos enganados por Emo').

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2003

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Synopsis

A valet (Basil Rathbone) and a widow (Joan Fontaine) help a tailor's apprentice (Bob Hope) pose as Casanova in 1700s Italy.

Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Production Co: Paramount
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m

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