Bob Hope's top ten films.
THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938 [1938]
THE CAT AND THE CANARY [1939]
THE GHOST BREAKERS [1940]
THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE [1940]
ROAD TO ZANZIBAR [1941]
MY FAVORITE BLONDE [1942]
THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE [1944]
THE PALEFACE [1948]
FANCY PANTS [1951]
THE FACTS OF LIFE [1960]

Here is my list.
I like all his films but the Road Movies are a must
Road to Singapore
Road to Morocco (the best one)
Road to Utopia
Road to Zanzibar
Caught in the Draft
Give me a Sailor
They got me Covered
My Favorite Brunette
Boy did I get the Wrong number
Alias Jesse James
The Paleface
The Facts of Life
Road to Bali
Road to Rio
The Princess and the Pirate
and the list could keep in going.
Enjoy!
I love Bob Hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His radio shows are also great.
Download them at www.archive.org
YOu an also watch My Fav. Brunette on that site for free.
Let us know how u like them
kim
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They Got Me Covered(1943) with Dotty(The "Road" movie girl) Lamour,
My Favorite Blonde(1942) with Madeleine Carroll,
Casanova's Big Night(1954) with Joan Fontaine,
Bachelor in Paradise(1961) with Lana Turner would all rank among my favorites.
As for his best film, I think "Monsieur Beaucaire"(1946) with Joan Caulfield might be his best. It's a great spoof on swashbucklers and has 2000an intelligent plot that William Shakespeare would love.
Sorrowful Jones(1949) and Critic's Choice(1963), both with Lucille Ball, are well written serio-comedies where they actually play characters, not just their usual "Bob" and "Lucy" types we're more used to.
I'd say start out with a double feature of "Monsieur Beaucaire" and "Sorrowful Jones" and see how you like them. As a general rule, Hope's 1940s thru early 1950's output is his prime. Definitely stay away from his later 1960s vehicles(especially the ones with Phyllis Diller, although their "Private Navy of Sergeant O'Farrell"(1968) is surprisingly good), until you become a more die-hard fan.