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The Great Lover
“Hope at his funniest!”
7.1 / 10• 1949• 1h 20m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that also carries inept scoutmaster Freddie Hunter and his troop of boys. Freddie, who's been a "boy scout" too long, has designs on gorgeous Duchess Alexandria. The boys, far better organized than Freddie, are determined to save him from himself. But who will save Freddie from being the killer's next victim?
Cast & Crew
Bob Hope
Freddie Hunter
Lead
Rhonda Fleming
Duchess Alexandria
Roland Young
C.J. Dabney
Roland Culver
Grand Duke Maximillian
RL
Richard Lyon
Stanley Wilson
Gary Gray
Tommy O'Connor
JH
Jerry Hunter
Herbie
JJ
Jackie Jackson
Joe
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Hall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great Lover is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
