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Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

Sep 23, 1989

1h 27m

★ 0.0

Overview

A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from George Burns, Danny Thomas, Kirk Cameron, and Betty White.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Hope Enterprises

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Cast

Self - Host

Bob Hope

Self

George Burns

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Kirk Cameron

Self

Danny Thomas

Self

Betty White

Announcer (voice)

John Harlan

(archive footage)

Lucille Ball

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