Fancy Pants

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Summary: HOPE & LUCY= WACKY WESTERN SPOOF....
Review: A remake with songs of "Ruggles of Red Gap", "Mr.Robert Hope" plays an English Valet going to work for Lucille Ball's nouveau riche family in the Wild West. For fans of Hope and Lucy, this is a delight. They're in top form in "Fancy Pants"...the name given Hope by tomboy Lucy. Good supporting cast helps enliven this spoof, but it's Hope and Lucy who really pull it off. They're a great team. Lucy sings "Fancy Pants" and there are other songs and lots of slapstick and beautiful Technicolor filming that helps explain why Lucy was once known in Hollywood as "Tessie Technicolor". She's gorgeous here. "Fancy Pants" is good, clean, fun family fare and, sadly, another example of the kind of film "they just don't make anymore". And yes, you can see Lucy Ricardo emerging in this film. For historical value alone "Fancy Pants" is worth watching and owning.

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Summary: Not Bad, But Not Lucy
Review: Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made several movies together, but this is by far their best. The comedic timing they bring to every role is unsurpassed and together they always had a nice screen chemistry. How can you possibly go wrong with two of the greatest comedians in screen history together in one movie?

The highlight is the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt who goes on an hilarious fox hunt with Bob, pretending to be a snooty, upper crust Englishman. Full of laughs!

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Summary: Lucy before "Lucy" "Bob" becomes Mr. Robert
Review: First, this is a color movie, not black and white. Not just color, Technicolor, real good clear Technicolor. It was made by Paramount back in the days when the Paramount logo had 24 stars in the circle. Nowadays the logo has 22 stars. This movie is my all-time favorite Bob Hope film even though it is the one film where he is not billed as "Bob." The credit goes to "Mr. Robert Hope." The best joke in this film takes place 45 minutes into the story. It is "Three Against a Thousand." It is a four minute routine that shows Bob at his best.If you've seen it you know what I mean. If not, it is worth the price of the video. When this movie came out Lucy was about one year away from TV history with her "I Love Lucy" series. Old timers will like it and it is probably a film that young kids would also enjoy. Some of the vaudeville routines still work well today, especially Hope lighting someone's cigarette and pouring tea. Good western scenery. One good song "Home Cookin'." All songs written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. They wrote tunes like "Mona Lisa," "To Each His Own" and "The Bonanza Theme." They just didn't write any great songs for this film. Bob and Lucy are in great physical shape here. Tom Willett

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Summary: A hilarious Lucy-Bob film!
Review: I love this movie and watched it as a girl-I am so glad I have found it. How do I order this.

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Summary: Not at All What You Think!
Review: Lucille Ball and Bob Hope at their best as usual. Such an outstanding performance by both in song and acting. Lucille in control except with mom. Bob, trying to further an actiing career and trying to survive as well. Both in perfect tune with the other..

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Summary: Worth the price for one joke
Review: My all time favorite movie joke, "Three Against a Thousand" is told beautifully by Bob Hope in this 1950 western. He has several very nice vaudeville scenes especially near the beginning of the movie.

When he becomes a tough cowboy talking down to tough cowboys he is great. Most of the film is average and Lucy shows promise just shortly before she became TV's biggest star in the 50s.

I recommend it for fans of vaudeville schtick, and Hope and Lucy fans will enjoy it also.

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Summary: Worth the price for one joke
Review: My all time favorite movie joke, "Three Against a Thousand" is told beautifully by Bob Hope in this 1950 western. He has several very nice vaudeville scenes especially near the beginning of the movie.

When he becomes a tough cowboy talking down to tough cowboys he is great. Most of the film is average and Lucy shows promise just shortly before she became TV's biggest star in the 50s.

I recommend it for fans of vaudeville schtick, and Hope and Lucy fans will enjoy it also.

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Summary: Not Bad, But Not Lucy
Review: This is a cute movie, but it's my least favorite of the Ball-Hope films. Lucy just doesn't fit well into the part of a rough-and-tumble western girl; her beautiful up-state New York accent comes through too well! Also, they didn't allow her to sing her own songs, and it is ridiculously obvious. The film does, however, display Hope's talent pretty well; I'm not a huge fan of his comedic style, but it is show-cased impeccably in the part of an American actor playing a British bulter/earl.

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Summary: A hilarious Lucy-Bob film!
Review: This is one of Lucy and Bob's best films together. They made an unbeatable team. Lucy looks so gorgeous, with her flaming red hair, deep penetrating blue eyes, and blood red lips. The only color for her was Technicolor. I laughed so much during this movie. Lucy plays a rich western girl; Bob a phony British bulter who is mistaken for the Earl of Brimstead. Lucy and Bob are at their best in this hilarious movie. Lucy was just 1 year away form making TV history when she made this movie. It was her last before she started television, and she does a great job in it. You can never go wrong with Lucy!

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Summary: Watch out world Here she comes!
Review: This was a very funny and pleasant movie! Watch closely and you will see the emergence of Lucy Ricardo ..not a surprise as this was the last movie our beloved Lucy made before hitting the television airways as the beloved Mrs Ricardo..with her good pal and co star Mr Bob Hope this movie is a winner all the way around...Comic genius from two of the businesses best entertainers/comedians..Thoroughly enjoyable entertainment for the whole family!