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The Rpad to Comedij

THE FILMS OF BOB HOPE

Donald W. McCaffrey

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Westport, Connecticut

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London

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McCaffrey, Donald W.

The road to comedy : the films of Bob Hope / Donald W. McCaffrey,

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-275-98257-2 (alk. paper)

1. Hope, Bob, 1903- I. Title.

PN2287.H63M39 2005

791.4302'8'092-dc22 2004017655

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

reproduced, by any process or technique, without the

express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004017655

ISBN: 0-275-98257-2

First published in 2005

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

www.praeger.com

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the

Permanant Paper Standard issued by the National

Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

10 987654321

To Edmund L. Hartmann, screenwriter and producer, author of

seven screenplays for Bob Hope. This raconteur's interviews

inspired the creation of The Road to Comedy.

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