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67% Critic Match
Louisiana Purchase
“WHERE THERE'S HOPE...THERE'S LIFE AND LAUGHTER!”
6.7 / 10• 1941• 1h 38m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Cast & Crew
Bob Hope
Jim Taylor
Lead
Vera Zorina
Marina Von Minden
Victor Moore
Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry
Irène Bordoni
Madame Yvonne Bordelaise
Dona Drake
Beatrice
Raymond Walburn
Col. Davis Sr. aka Polar Bear
Maxie Rosenbloom
The Shadow aka Wilson
Phyllis Ruth
Emmy Lou
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Cummings's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Louisiana Purchase is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
