Monday, May 21, 2018

My Favorite Spy (1951), 6- {nm}

Peanuts White, a burlesque comic, is recruited by U.S. agents to impersonate international spy Eric Augustine (whom White resembles) in a mission to purchase a million-dollar microfilm in ... 
1h 33min | Comedy, Crime, Music | 25 December 1951
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Stars: Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043827/
Watched online.

Per the Soundtrack, 2 songs performed: 1 by HL (dubbed), 1 by BH. So this should not have the tag Music.

And it's the usual BH persona: cowardly yet in over his head in something dangerous. Lots of lame jokes. Comedy is hard, and with insufficient music, it's not my thing.

This doesn't hold my attention, so I probably shouldn't rate it. I'll be generous.

Paramount, dir. McLeod; 6-