''Where There's Life'' is a 1947 American thriller comedy film directed by

Sidney Lanfield Sidney Ivanovich Lanfield (April 20, 1898 – June 20, 1972) was an American film director known for directing romances and light comedy films and later television programs. The one-time jazz musician and vaudevillian star started his first di ...

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'' film review; October 11, 1947, page 162. The film's title derives from a line in ''

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'' ("Where there's life, there's hope") as a play on the name of its star,

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...

. Also in the cast are

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, and

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Plot

Michael Valentine is an American radio announcer who finds out he is the new king of "Barovia", although a secret society called the Mordia, which believes it has assassinated Valentine's father, King Hubertus II, has other ideas.

Cast

as Michael Joseph Valentine *

as General Katrina Grimovitch *

as Victor O'Brien *

as Prime Minister Krivoc * Vera Marshe as Hazel O'Brien *

George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave vill ...

as Paul Stertorius *

Dennis Hoey Dennis Hoey (born Samuel David Hyams, 30 March 1893 – 25 July 1960) was a British film and stage actor, best remembered for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. Early life Hoey was born Samuel ...

as Minister of War Grubitch * John Alexander as Herbert Jones *

Victor Varconi Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...

as Finance Minister Zavitch *Joseph Vitale as Albert Miller *

Harry von Zell Harry Rudolph von Zell (July 11, 1906 – November 21, 1981) was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. Life and ...

as Joe Snyder * Anthony Caruso as John Fulda *

Norma Varden Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known professionally as Norma Varden, was an English-American actress with a long film career. Life and career Early life Born in London, the daughter of a retired sea captain ...

as Mabel Jones *Harland Tucker as Mr. Alvin (Floorwalker) *

Roy Atwell John Leroy Atwell (May 2, 1878 – February 6, 1962) was an American actor. He was known for playing characters that mis-deliver their lines or stammer, most notably Doc from Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Early life Atwell, ...

as Salesman * Emil Rameau as Dr. Josefsberg * William Edmunds as King Hubertus II *Crane Whitley as Assassin with Cane

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* * 1947 films 1940s comedy thriller films American black-and-white films American comedy thriller films 1940s English-language films Films scored by Victor Young Films scored by Van Cleave Films about radio people Films directed by Sidney Lanfield Films set in Europe Films set in New York City Fiction about monarchy Paramount Pictures films 1947 comedy films 1940s American films English-language comedy thriller films {{1940s-US-comedy-film-stub