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They Got Me Covered (1942)

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Bob Hope's first starring vehicle for producer Sam Goldwyn borrows the title of Bob's 1942 autobiography They Got Me Covered and very little else. Co-scripted by Leonard Q. Ross (aka Leo Rosten), Leonard Spigelgass and Harry Kurnitz (among many others!), the film casts Hope as Robert Kittredge, the Moscow correspondent for a major American news service, who is fired when he neglects to file a report about Hitler's invasion of Russia. Hoping to get back in the good graces of his boss Norman Mason

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: David Butler (I) , David Butler

Written By: Harry Kurnitz

In Theaters: Mar 4, 1943 Wide

On DVD: Aug 21, 2003

Cast

Bob Hope
Robert Kittredge
Dorothy Lamour
Christina Hill
L�nore Aubert
Mrs. Margo Vanescu
Otto Preminger
Otto Fauscheim
Eduardo Ciannelli
Baldanacco
Marion Martin
Gloria the "Glow Girl"
Donald Meek
Little Old Man
Phyllis Ruth
Sally
Philip Ahn
Nichimuro
Donald MacBride
Norman Mason
Mary Treen
Helen
Bettye Avery
Mildred Smith
Maggie Hayes
Lucille
Mary Byrne
Laura
William Yetter Jr.
Holtz
Henry Guttman
Faber
Florence Bates
Gypsy Woman
Walter Catlett
Hotel Manager
John Abbott
Gregory Vanescu
Frank Sully
Red
Rudolph Anders
Ferike Boros
Laughing Woman
Harry C. Bradley
Hotel Waiter
Don Brodie
Joe McGirk
Jack Carr
Comedian
George Chandler
Smith
Lane Chandler
Reporter
Stanley Clements
Office boy
Joe Devlin
Mussolini
Ralph Dunn
Cop
Willie Fung
Laundry Man
Edward Gargan
Cop
Richard Keene
Reporter
Donald Kerr
Stage manager
Pat Lane
Ballet Dancer
Lyle Latell
Lou Lubin
Bellboy
John Mather
Etta McDaniel
Georgia
Greta Meyer
Katrina
Billy O'Leary
Tramp
Anne O'Neal
Woman Patron
Gil Perkins
Nazi
Nino Pipitone
Testori
Hugh Prosser
Captain
Shimen Ruskin
Hans Schumm
Schmidt
George Sherwood
Reporter
Walter Soderling
Arnold Stang
Drug store boy
Kam Tong
Hawara
Raymond D. Turner
Henry Victor
Straeger
Wolfgang Zilzer
Gross
Stanley Price
John Sinclair
Byron Shores
FBI Man
Lillian Castle
Wardrobe Woman
Peggy Lynn
Burlesque Actress
Doris Day
Beautiful girl in sheet

Critic Reviews for They Got Me Covered

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It's just too clear how hard the boys were trying.

October 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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It drags in some critical phases, it labors in obvious spots and the climax is too manufactured. But there are side-splitting moments in it.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

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Without the talent of Bob Hope this picture would be one dull thud.

October 23, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

A tedious romp through familiar Hope territory.

July 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Hope is in his element, and it is impossible not to be swept along by the enthusiasm of his performance.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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I really should have written about this movie when I saw it, I remember really liking this movie, but now the summary doesn't sound familiar. I really want to see this movie again, I love Bob Hope.

December 12, 2010

AJ Verser

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Wonderful Bob Hope comedy, complete with his usual gags. He is always great fun. Very enjoyable.

December 4, 2005

James Higgins

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