Without the talent of Bob Hope this picture would be one dull thud.
They Got Me Covered (1943)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:1
Rotten:4
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Robert Kittredge is a poor excuse for a foreign correspondent. While stationed in Moscow he failed to cover the German invasion of Russia, which ultimately cost him his job. Now the bumbling... Robert Kittredge is a poor excuse for a foreign correspondent. While stationed in Moscow he failed to cover the German invasion of Russia, which ultimately cost him his job. Now the bumbling buffoon is on his way back to Washington where he'll try to re-establish old connections. But before Robert can get settled, he'll find himself in the middle of an intricate espionage scheme as big as the war itself. [More]
Starring: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Eduardo Ciannelli, Otto Preminger
Starring: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Eduardo Ciannelli, Otto Preminger, Marion Martin, Donald Meek, Phyllis Ruth, Philip Ahn
Director: David Butler
Director: David Butler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter: Harry Kurnitz
Composer: Leigh Harline
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Reviews for They Got Me Covered
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.
Hope is in his element, and it is impossible not to be swept along by the enthusiasm of his performance.
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